Description: 1896 D&F BIRMINGHAM STERLING SILVER HINGED BOX - DUKE OF NORFOLK, HOWARD, SCOTTISH LION, FLODDEN This is a beautifully crafted Deakin & Francis box with unique symbolism and details. Lid Engraving:In the center of the lid there is what appears to be a engraved variation on the 2nd Duke of Norfolk's coat of arms with an arrow shot through the mouth of a Scottish lion marked with IV (for James IV of Scotland), and distant crosses on either side of the lion representing the augmentation of their coat of arms for success during the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Condition Details:The floral embellishment around the lid has small holes that correspond with the centers of some scroll details. Another small hole is on upper section of the back right corner. There are a few small dents on the lower section of the box. Light tarnishing. Hallmarks:British hallmarks on the lid include a lion (sterling mark) and an "M" date mark for 1896. Hallmarks on bottom include D&L (Deakin & Francis), a sideways anchor (used between 1860-1899 for Birmingham Birmingham silversmiths), what appears to be an "M" date mark (1896), and a lion (sterling silver); there is also a "G" whose meaning is unclear. Please review the hallmarks to verify interpretation as they can be difficult to read. Please see photos for color, size, and condition details. Note lighting variations may alter colors of item in photos. Weight & Dimensions:total weight: ~75.69 gheight: ~ 1 3/8"length: ~ 4 1/8"width: ~ 1 5/8" From the Deakin & Francis website: Founded in 1786 by Benjamin Woolfield, Deakin & Francis have over 230 years of heritage and as England’s oldest manufacturing jewellers, the Deakin & Francis factory remains in the same building today as it began in; the same building that once housed the legendary James Watt, father of the Industrial Revolution. From Wikipedia: Surrey was an executor of the will of King Henry VII when the King died on 21 April 1509, and played a prominent role in the coronation of King Henry VIII, in which he served as Earl Marshal. He challenged Thomas Wolsey in an effort to become the new King's first minister, but eventually accepted Wolsey's supremacy. Surrey expected to lead the 1513 expedition to France, but was left behind when the King departed for Calais on 30 June 1513. Shortly thereafter King James IV of Scotland launched an invasion into England, and Surrey, with the aid of other noblemen and his sons Thomas and Edmund, crushed James's much larger force at the Battle of Flodden, near Branxton, Northumberland, on 9 September 1513. The Scots may have lost as many as 10,000 men, and King James was killed. The victory at Flodden brought Surrey great popular renown and royal rewards. On 1 February 1514, at the age of 71, he was created 2nd Duke of Norfolk, his late father's title, and his son Thomas was made Earl of Surrey. Both were granted lands and annuities, and the Howard arms were augmented in honour of Flodden with an inescutcheon bearing the lion of Scotland pierced through the mouth with an arrow, within a double tressure flory-counterflory-gules, an emblem of the Scottish royal arms on rare occasion granted by Scottish kings to a favoured follower as a special mark of favour. The grant by Henry VIII to Howard was thus a blatant heraldic insult to the kings of Scotland. D286
Price: 620 USD
Location: Austin, Texas
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Deakin & Francis
Composition: Sterling Silver
Age: 1850-1899
