A silver and enamel Freedom casket

£1,000 - £1,500

A silver and enamel Freedom casket, by James Dixon and sons, Sheffield 1956, rectangular form, the hinged cover enamelled with the arms of Scarborough, the front with initials, the reverse inscribed 'Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Scarborough conferred on Alderman Francis Croydon Whittaker, 7th May 1957', on four bracket feet, on a wooden plinth, velevt lined, length 28cm, approx. weight 50oz.