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A silver-gilt presentation casket, John Collard Vickery, London, 1934

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2,000 - 3,000 EUR

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Description

rectangular, on four feet, with drop-ring handles and hinged lid, the interior of the lid engraved with signatures and the inscription 'This Casket was presented by the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth to His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent K.G., K.T on the Occasion of Laying the Foundation Stone of the New Municipal Buildings at Wandsworth as a token of their Loyalty and esteem 11th June 1935', in fitted red leather case (this to check, I have not seen the case), fully-marked


33cm, 13in. long

3777gr., 121¼oz total

Property from the collection of HRH the Prince George, Duke of Kent, KG, KT, and HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, CI, CVGO and their families, Christie's Londres, 20 novembre 2009, lot 295

Les armes appartiennent à la ville de Wandsworth.

Ce coffret a été offert au duc de Kent par l'architecte du nouveau bâtiment, Monsieur Edward Hunt, lors de sa visite à Wandsworth, et lors de sa réception par le maire de Wandsworth Evan Rees. Le projet ce bâtiment avait coûté £150,000.