An Edward VII ladies silver-gilt travelling necessaire, retailed by Alfred Barker, London, 1905
Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton
An Edward VII ladies silver-gilt travelling necessaire, retailed by Alfred Barker, London, 1905, comprising:
Four silver-topped cut-glass scent bottles, in two sizes;
Three circular pin jars;
A travelling hot drinks/shaving set;
Three rectangular boxes, in sizes;
A pincushion;
A manicure set;
An inkwell;
An ebony-handled clothes and hair brushes;
Two tortoiseshell trinket pots/boxes;
A tortoiseshell travel clock;
A hip flask and various other implements, in a fitted leather travel case
length of the case 54cm, 21 1/5in.
Condition Report:
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Provenance:
Presumably a gift to Mary Louise Douglas-Hamilton (1884–1957), she married James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose on 14 June 1906;
Thence by descent.
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Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton
An Edward VII ladies silver-gilt travelling necessaire, retailed by Alfred Barker, London, 1905, comprising:
Four silver-topped cut-glass scent bottles, in two sizes;
Three circular pin jars;
A travelling hot drinks/shaving set;
Three rectangular boxes, in sizes;
A pincushion;
A manicure set;
An inkwell;
An ebony-handled clothes and hair brushes;
Two tortoiseshell trinket pots/boxes;
A tortoiseshell travel clock;
A hip flask and various other implements, in a fitted leather travel case
length of the case 54cm, 21 1/5in.
Condition Report:
To request a Condition Report, please contact Oana.Barbu@sothebys.com
Provenance:
Presumably a gift to Mary Louise Douglas-Hamilton (1884–1957), she married James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose on 14 June 1906;
Thence by descent.