Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd July 2019
Lot 556
Lady Gertrude Eleanor Crawford's despatch box. An Edwardian black japanned tin despatch box by...
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £100
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Description
Lady Gertrude Eleanor Crawford's despatch box. An Edwardian black japanned tin despatch box by Bramah, with gilt stringing, the hinged lid inscribed 'LADY GERTRUDE E. MOLYNEUX', the underside of the lid with a maker's label 'BRAMAH & Co. LOCK & DESPATCH BOX MANUFACTURERS, TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING'. 100 NEW BOND STREET. W.', 35.2cm wide, containing a quantity of photographs of Lady Gertrude Eleanor Crawford, her Holtzappfel lathe, of her ornamental turnings, together with newspaper cuttings, letters and related ephemera. (A lot)