Child & Child, a silver, shagreen and...

Child & Child, a silver, shagreen and wood letter rackMark of Child & Child, London hallmarks 1895, silver plaque inscribed 'Charles Bourke on his marriage from Percy Wyndham 1896'Silver-painted wood, with two compartments, faced with a silver framed panel of shagreen23 cm x 32 cm x 19.5 cm Percy Wyndham (1835-1911) was a politician and intellectual and one of 'The Souls'. He built 'Clouds House' in Wiltshire, and his three daughters were famously painted by John Singer Sargent - 'The Wyndham Si