Silver & Objects of Vertu - 24th January 2018

Lot 748

An Edwardian silver and enamel cigarette case

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £480

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Description

An Edwardian silver and enamel cigarette case,

by Percy Edwards Ltd, London 1908,

square form, the hinged cover enamelled with a horse and carriage with a gentleman and lady, the reverse inscribed 'F.F.E' above 'From' above a crown, above 'Lonsdale', length 8.3cm, approx. weight 3.8oz.

Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, KG, GCVO, succeeded his brother to the title in 1882.