Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018
Lot 755
A Victorian silver cheroot case
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £190
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Description
A Victorian silver cheroot case,
by Henry Dee, London 1869,
rounded rectangular form, chased intertwined decoration on a reeded background, slide-action clasp, the gilded interior with two sprung and pierced cheroot holders, engraved with a crest and inscribed 'Presented by His Highness Synd Munson Ullee Nawah Nazim of Bengal Behar of Orissa to Linford Sahib, Nov. 1st 1869', the reverse engraved ' W.D CLAGUE, HR TRANMERE J.S 1897-91', length 13.5cm, approx. weight 6.9oz.