Description
A Royal presentation silver cigarette box,
by Henry Plante, London 1926,
rectangular form, engine turned decoration, foliate border, the hinged cover applied with the crowned initials E.A, the interior inscribed, ' To Captain N.A. Sulivan. C.V.O R.N from Elizabeth and Albert Australasian Tour January - June 1927', length 14.1cm, approx. weight 11oz.
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Prince Albert and Elizabeth arrived in Sydney Harbour aboard the HMS Renown in 1927. The main reason for the tour was to open the provisional Parliament House in Canberra on May 9th 1927.
