Details
Circulaire en ecaille de tortue brune, le couvercle à charnière serti d'une médaille commémorant le couronnement de Williams IV, l'encadrement ciselé d'enroulements et de feuillages sur fond amati, la base incrusté d'un disque de bois avec, en son centre, une plaque gravée de l'inscription : " Part of an Ancient Oak Beam found in Windsor Castle" (Partie d'une ancienne poutre en chêne découverte au château de Windsor), gravé dans le couvercle: "Given by the King to Sir Frederick Adair Roe"; poinçons de contrôle français postérieurs
D. 8.7 cm. (312 in.)
Poids brut: 171.6 gr. (5 oz. 10 dwt.)
Provenance
Sir Frederick Adair Roe (1789-1866).
Vente Christie's, Londres, 13 mai 1992, lot 41.
FURTHER DETAILS
A WILLIAM IV GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL PRESENTATION BONBONNIERE
CIRCA 1836
Circular the hinged cover set with a medal commemorating the coronation of William IV, the border chased with scrolls and foliage on a matted ground, the base inset with a circular piece of wood and with a central plaque inscribed 'PART ON AN ANCIENT OAK BEAM FOUND IN WINDSOR CASTLE', the inside of the cover engraved 'Given by the King to Sir Frederick Adair Roe'; with later French control mark

George IV undertook extensive renovations of Windsor Castle beginning in 1824, which were continued by William IV following his death in 1830. These works resulted in the removal of numerous historic elements from the Castle, notably old oak beams, fragments of which were preserved and incorporated into presentation boxes.
This box was thus presented by William IV to Sir Frederick Adair Roe on the occasion of his elevation to the title of 1st Baronet of Brundish, Suffolk, on 22 February 1836, in recognition of his services to the Crown. Sir Frederick Adair Roe served as Chief Metropolitan Police Magistrate at Bow Street and is particularly noted for his examination of the Cato Street conspirators in 1820.
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George IV entreprit d'importantes rénovations de Windsor Castle à partir de 1824, poursuivies par William IV après le décès de George IV en 1830. Ces travaux entraînèrent la dépose de nombreux éléments anciens du château, notamment des poutres dont certains fragments furent conservés et insérés dans des boîtes de présentation.
Cette boîte fut ainsi offerte par William IV à Sir Frederick Adair Roe à l'occasion de son élévation au titre de 1er baronnet de Brundish, dans le Suffolk, le 22 février 1836, en reconnaissance des services rendus à la Couronne. Sir Frederick Adair Roe avocat et magistrat britannique, fut l'un des principaux magistrats de Londres au début de l'époque victorienne. Il exerça les fonctions de Chief Metropolitan Police Magistrate à Bow Street et se distingua notamment en instruisant l'affaire des conspirateurs de Cato Street en 1820.

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