"Box Around 1750, Silver, Vermeil & Agate, Abolition Of Slavery"
Pretty box in solid silver and polished agate around 1750, probably English.It carries a later engraving of important anecdotal importance on the background.
There are an arm brandishing slave chains and the Latin text ´ primus e stirpe ´, ´first of your lineage ´ or ´ first of your race.
Combined with the empty chains, we could assume that it is a gift to a liberated slave, the first of his lineage to be able to enjoy his status as a free citizen.
Above is engraved 'gift from a friend'
Artist: Without Punch
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis XIV - Regency
Condition: Very good condition
Material: Solid silver and agate
Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height: 2 cm
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