FREE AIR FORCES OF FRANCE AIR FORCES CIGARES and CIGARETTES BOX in silver guilloché with amati background, floral friezes. Of parallelepipedal shape with double doucines, it opens by a pivoting mechanism actuated on the sides by two lion heads holding...

FREE AIR FORCES OF FRANCE AIR FORCES CIGARES and CIGARETTES BOX in silver guilloché with amati background, floral friezes. Of parallelepipedal shape with double doucines, it opens by a pivoting mechanism actuated on the sides by two lion heads holding a bar in their gules. It unveils four wood-sheathed receptacles, on the lid and the lengths. On the front is the insignia of the FAFL at the Cross of Lorraine. Engraved inscription: "French Air Forces of Great Britain to their leader Colonel Pierre Coustey, London 5.3.1946 " English stamp, letter date "m", London, 1927 . Height 16, length 23, depth 15 cm. Gross weight: 2,646 g. Provenance: - offered to Pierre Coustey, promoted to Chief of Staff of the Free French Air Force at the headquarters based in London for 363 days, from April 1942 to March 1943. - offered by the widow of Colonel Coustey to Baron Bernard de Lécluse (1922-2018), another ace of the air force, as a token of esteem and friendship. Silver cigar and cigarette box of the Free French Air Force. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.