Mark Jones Antiques has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
’45’ relates to his attacks on George III’s speech endorsing the Paris Peace Treaty of 1763 in issue number 45 of his weekly journal, the North Briton (newspaper) this also being synonymous with the Jacobite Rising of 1745, known as ‘The 45’. In support of Wilkes, the people chanted ‘Wilkes, Liberty and Number 45’. John Wilkes (1725-1797) was a radical, a magistrate, journalist and politician. Presumably the use of Charles I confirms the rebellious political nature combined with his well-known image.
Mark Jones Antiques has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
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18th Century Pipe Tamper
