Admiral Lord Nelson, Oak Box Made from the Barrel which Transported His Body Back to England Following the Battle of Trafalgar, silver and oak, circa 1805, the lid has a small silver plaque in the centre with crowned N, LOST TO HIS/ COUNTRY/ 21 ST OCTR 1805/ AET. 47, each corner with a silver plaque engraved, St. Vincent/ Nile/ Copenhagen/ Trafalgar, rev. the inside of the lid bears a small plaque, , THIS WOOD/ ONCE CONTAIN'D HIS SACRED REMAINS, 71 x 43 x 18 mm. Good very fine and excessively rare, it is believed that only two examples are known. £0.00