An Antique English Silver & Wood Pendant, c. 1675
Width: 1 1/2"
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Of heart-shape, the front engraved with Charles II in the Boscobel oak being given the crown by an angel, with cavelry men searching below, with the motto afflicta majestatis asylum...
Of heart-shape, the front engraved with Charles II in the Boscobel oak being given the crown by an angel, with cavelry men searching below, with the motto afflicta majestatis asylum (asylum for afflicted majesty) on a banderol below, the back of wood set with crown presented by an arm appearing from the clouds, the rim engraved ‘Virtut Ex Me Fortunam Ex Alijs’ (Learn Virtue from me but fortune from others).
The design on the back comes from the Charles I Memorial Medal by John Roettier. The design was ordered by his son and successor, King Charles II, after the restoration of the Monarchy, likely circa 1670-1680.
The design on the front shows the classic image of the King in the Boscobel Oak but the motto is not typical. The motto with this scene is usually “Sacra Jovi Quercus” (Oak sacred to Jupiter), the motto "Afflicta Majestatis Asylum" (Asylum for Afflicted Majesty) is used instead.
The design on the back comes from the Charles I Memorial Medal by John Roettier. The design was ordered by his son and successor, King Charles II, after the restoration of the Monarchy, likely circa 1670-1680.
The design on the front shows the classic image of the King in the Boscobel Oak but the motto is not typical. The motto with this scene is usually “Sacra Jovi Quercus” (Oak sacred to Jupiter), the motto "Afflicta Majestatis Asylum" (Asylum for Afflicted Majesty) is used instead.