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A 17th century Charles I silver Royalist locket, heart-shaped, the front engraved with a...
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A 17th century Charles I silver Royalist locket, heart-shaped, the front engraved with a heart pierced by two arrows with a single drop of blood below and the words “I live and dy in loyaltye’, the reverse engraved with the Latin words ‘Quis temperit A lacrymis’, translating as ‘Who can refrain from tears’ with the date ‘January 30th 1648” below, the day of Charles I’s execution, and beneath a crying eye, with three teardrops below, the locket opening to reveal an applied pressed portrait of King Charles, after the medallist Thomas Rawlings, the other side engraved ‘Prepared be to follow me C R’, the whole with suspensory loop and further silver link, total length 36mm. £1,500-£1,800
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Whilst history documents Charles I’s execution on the day of 30 January 1649, the date 1648 on many pieces, as seen on the locket offered here for sale, are based on the Julian calendar, which was used in England until the 18th century. Using the Julian calendar, the year did not commence until March, so many contemporary mourning pieces record the execution as having taken place in 1648.
A similar example is held at the V & A, bearing the same wording to the front and interior. Accession number M.811-1926.
A further comparable example was included in a loan exhibition held at Wartski at their Grafton Street Gallery between 11-21 May 2010: The King’s Blood: Relics of King Charles I’, curated by Sophia Tobin.
Condition Report
Overall good condition for its age, the engraved detail still quite crisp.
Length of heart itself 23mm.
Weight 6.1gm.
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Whilst history documents Charles I’s execution on the day of 30 January 1649, the date 1648 on many pieces, as seen on the locket offered here for sale, are based on the Julian calendar, which was used in England until the 18th century. Using the Julian calendar, the year did not commence until March, so many contemporary mourning pieces record the execution as having taken place in 1648.
A similar example is held at the V & A, bearing the same wording to the front and interior. Accession number M.811-1926.
A further comparable example was included in a loan exhibition held at Wartski at their Grafton Street Gallery between 11-21 May 2010: The King’s Blood: Relics of King Charles I’, curated by Sophia Tobin.
Condition Report
Overall good condition for its age, the engraved detail still quite crisp.
Length of heart itself 23mm.
Weight 6.1gm.
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A 17th century Charles I silver Royalist locket, heart-shaped, the front engraved with a heart pierced by two arrows with a single drop of blood below and the words “I live and dy in loyaltye’, the reverse engraved with the Latin words ‘Quis temperit A lacrymis’, translating as ‘Who can refrain from tears’ with the date ‘January 30th 1648” below, the day of Charles I’s execution, and beneath a crying eye, with three teardrops below, the locket opening to reveal an applied pressed portrait of King Charles, after the medallist Thomas Rawlings, the other side engraved ‘Prepared be to follow me C R’, the whole with suspensory loop and further silver link, total length 36mm. £1,500-£1,800
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Whilst history documents Charles I’s execution on the day of 30 January 1649, the date 1648 on many pieces, as seen on the locket offered here for sale, are based on the Julian calendar, which was used in England until the 18th century. Using the Julian calendar, the year did not commence until March, so many contemporary mourning pieces record the execution as having taken place in 1648.
A similar example is held at the V & A, bearing the same wording to the front and interior. Accession number M.811-1926.
A further comparable example was included in a loan exhibition held at Wartski at their Grafton Street Gallery between 11-21 May 2010: The King’s Blood: Relics of King Charles I’, curated by Sophia Tobin.
Condition Report
Overall good condition for its age, the engraved detail still quite crisp.
Length of heart itself 23mm.
Weight 6.1gm.
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Whilst history documents Charles I’s execution on the day of 30 January 1649, the date 1648 on many pieces, as seen on the locket offered here for sale, are based on the Julian calendar, which was used in England until the 18th century. Using the Julian calendar, the year did not commence until March, so many contemporary mourning pieces record the execution as having taken place in 1648.
A similar example is held at the V & A, bearing the same wording to the front and interior. Accession number M.811-1926.
A further comparable example was included in a loan exhibition held at Wartski at their Grafton Street Gallery between 11-21 May 2010: The King’s Blood: Relics of King Charles I’, curated by Sophia Tobin.
Condition Report
Overall good condition for its age, the engraved detail still quite crisp.
Length of heart itself 23mm.
Weight 6.1gm.
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