Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild - 5th October 2022
Lot 101
A LATE VICTORIAN LEATHER AND SILVER MOUNTED STATIONERY BOX AND BLOTTER
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £300
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Description
A LATE VICTORIAN LEATHER AND SILVER MOUNTED STATIONERY BOX AND BLOTTER
RETAILED BY HENNINGHAM & HOLLIS, MOUNT STREET
the box with a blue watered silk lined fitted interior, both pieces with scrolling foliate, pierced metal mounts around a central cartouche engraved with monogram 'A R' for Alfred de Rothschild, surmounted by cherubs, hallmarked for London 1893, with makers initials 'J B' possibly for Jane Brownett (2)
box: 17.5cm high, 24.3cm wide, 15cm deep
Provenance
Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) Halton House, Buckinghamshire
Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)
Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
The Trustees of Exbury House