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A George I silver mounted tortoiseshell oval tobacco box, unmarked, circa 1720, the slightly dome
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A George I silver mounted tortoiseshell oval tobacco box, unmarked, circa 1720, the slightly domed push-on cover with an oval reserve engraved with an armorial framed by scrolls, the cover edges moulded, 12.5cm (5in) wide. The shield of ASTLEY quartering CONSTABLE with a baronet`s augmentation for Sir Jacob Astley, created a baronet on the 25th June 1660. He inherited the entailed estates of Hill Morton and Melton Constable and from 1685-1722 served as the MP for Norfolk. He married Blanch Wodehouse in 1661 and died on the 17th August 1729 leaving his son, Philip, 2nd baronet. The baronetcy was merged into the barony of Hastings in 1841.
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A George I silver mounted tortoiseshell oval tobacco box, unmarked, circa 1720, the slightly domed push-on cover with an oval reserve engraved with an armorial framed by scrolls, the cover edges moulded, 12.5cm (5in) wide. The shield of ASTLEY quartering CONSTABLE with a baronet`s augmentation for Sir Jacob Astley, created a baronet on the 25th June 1660. He inherited the entailed estates of Hill Morton and Melton Constable and from 1685-1722 served as the MP for Norfolk. He married Blanch Wodehouse in 1661 and died on the 17th August 1729 leaving his son, Philip, 2nd baronet. The baronetcy was merged into the barony of Hastings in 1841.
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Donnington Priory Salerooms
Donnington
Newbury
RG14 2JE
United Kingdom
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