Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 12 - Argentum 4 Nov 2017
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Commemorative Medals, British, Victoria, Great Exhibition, Juror's Medal, Copper, 1851, by William Wyon and (reverse) G G Adams, named Robert Dixon Box "Associate Juror", conjoined busts of Albert and Victoria left, rev industry Fame and Commerce, 64mm (Allen HP-A040; BHM 2464; Eimer 1457), virtually mint state
Robert Dixon Box was a London shoemaker, the son of a bankrupted Quaker attorney, apprenticed to one James Sly in 1816 and taking over the business in 1826 on Sly's death. The business was consolidated by his son and became the Joseph Box Shoe Company. Box gained his reputation for fine shoemaking through participation at international exhibitions and by obtaining Royal Warrants. The company was to go through several name changes before becoming absorbed into John Lobb Ltd. A shoe exhibited by Box at the Great Exhibition can be seen in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia.
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Robert Dixon Box was a London shoemaker, the son of a bankrupted Quaker attorney, apprenticed to one James Sly in 1816 and taking over the business in 1826 on Sly's death. The business was consolidated by his son and became the Joseph Box Shoe Company. Box gained his reputation for fine shoemaking through participation at international exhibitions and by obtaining Royal Warrants. The company was to go through several name changes before becoming absorbed into John Lobb Ltd. A shoe exhibited by Box at the Great Exhibition can be seen in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia.
(250-350 GBP)