.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
Property from T.R.H. The Dukes of Gloucester
TWO LEATHER CASES WITH SILVER AND SILVER-PLATE FITTINGS
LATE 19TH / 20TH CENTURY
Details
TWO LEATHER CASES WITH SILVER AND SILVER-PLATE FITTINGS
LATE 19TH / 20TH CENTURY
The first a picnic set with silver-plate fittings, the leather cover with monogram 'AVCE' beneath a Princes coronet, comprising: a pair of collapsible cups, a butter dish with hinged cover and glass liner, a salt, pepper shaker and mustard pot and another condiment shaker, a pair of rectangular hinged boxes, a pair of flasks and a corkscrew, each engraved 'AVCE' beneath a Princes coronet and an associated box with hinged cover and ring handle, some elements marked underneath for Hukin & Heath, Birmingham; The second a dressing case comprising: a pair of silver flasks, a silver circular box and cover, a cylindrical box and cover, each mark of Alfred Clark, London, 1916-1920, each fully marked, a silver medicine spoon, mark of Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater, London, 1916, silver-plate rectangular box and cover, a pair of stainless steel scissors, a tweezers and a nail clippers, a metal box and cover, a metal hook, a pair of clothes brushes and a mirror, some elements engraved ‘H’ under a Princes coronet, some elements lacking and associated
The first: 10 in. (15.5 cm.) high; 11 ¾ in. (45 cm.) wide; 5 in. (12.5 cm.) deep
The second: 8 ¾ in. (22 cm.) high; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide; 7 ½ in. (9 cm.) deep
32 oz. (910 gr.)
The monogram 'AVCE' is for Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892).
The monogram 'H' is for H.R.H. The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1971).
LATE 19TH / 20TH CENTURY
The first a picnic set with silver-plate fittings, the leather cover with monogram 'AVCE' beneath a Princes coronet, comprising: a pair of collapsible cups, a butter dish with hinged cover and glass liner, a salt, pepper shaker and mustard pot and another condiment shaker, a pair of rectangular hinged boxes, a pair of flasks and a corkscrew, each engraved 'AVCE' beneath a Princes coronet and an associated box with hinged cover and ring handle, some elements marked underneath for Hukin & Heath, Birmingham; The second a dressing case comprising: a pair of silver flasks, a silver circular box and cover, a cylindrical box and cover, each mark of Alfred Clark, London, 1916-1920, each fully marked, a silver medicine spoon, mark of Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater, London, 1916, silver-plate rectangular box and cover, a pair of stainless steel scissors, a tweezers and a nail clippers, a metal box and cover, a metal hook, a pair of clothes brushes and a mirror, some elements engraved ‘H’ under a Princes coronet, some elements lacking and associated
The first: 10 in. (15.5 cm.) high; 11 ¾ in. (45 cm.) wide; 5 in. (12.5 cm.) deep
The second: 8 ¾ in. (22 cm.) high; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide; 7 ½ in. (9 cm.) deep
32 oz. (910 gr.)
The monogram 'AVCE' is for Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892).
The monogram 'H' is for H.R.H. The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1971).
Provenance
The personal property of Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892) (eldest son of King Edward VII and Queen Mary, dying before they came to the throne), and by descent to, HRH The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) and by descent (the picnic set).
Brought to you by
Adrian Hume Sayer