Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild  - 5th October 2022

Lot 120

A ROYAL PRESENTATION SILVER BOX

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £550

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Description

A ROYAL PRESENTATION SILVER BOX

BY NATHAN BLOOM & SON LTD, LONDON, 1942

of rectangular form, with engine-turned decoration, the hinged cover initialled 'E.E.L', the inside of the cover inscribed 'Elizabeth, March 1942', with a gilded interior, the exterior possibly rhodium plated

8.2cm long, approx. weight 2.5oz.

Provenance

Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)

The Trustees of Exbury House

Catalogue Note

The 'E.E.L' on the cover are the initials of Elizabeth Edith Lentner (1923-1980) who married Edmund de Rothschild on the 22 June 1948.