#c. 1810

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Rose gold fob with a plain cornelian seal. The fob formed of twin anchors, canon, and rope; the mount engraved with Nelson’s immortal signal - ‘England expects everyman to do his duty’ and ‘Oct 21st 1805 Trafalgar’, c. 1810

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Two enamel patch or snuff boxes, South Staffordshire, c. 1810

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A writing chest, made of straw by a french prisoner of war, c. 1810

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Portrait of a naval officer leaning on a sword, a naval skirmisch beyond, by        Arthur William Devis (British, 1763–1822)

This unfortunately somewhat blurred picture shows a Midshipman ashore. An older man in his 20s with elaborately embroidered trousers in the thigh area. In the background a Naval battle is shown. What is difficult to make out, however, is that this is a bombardment of a city, which makes the bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 a possibility. Who the young man here is, however, is unfortunately unknown.

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Portrait of a young English sailor with sailing vessels in the background, by unknown, c. 1810

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A commemorative automaton watch for the Battle of Trafalgar 1805 (Or not, because to me the sinking ship at the bottom looks like a Dutch ship, which would make it more likely to be a battle from the 17th century) with three rotating ships-of-the-line in the middle, by William Claughan, c. 1810