King Edward VII Silver Gilt Casket
King Edward VII silver gilt casket, Birmingham dated 1902, mm Elkington & Co, approx. 32 x 19 x 17h cms. The substantial casket adorned with silver relief panels depicts the Georgian mansion house and garden Denbies, the home of Lord and Lady Ashcombe. The casket was commissioned in 1902 to commemorate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Lord and Lady Ashcombe and gifted to them by their children and extended family. The casket features canted corners, engraved flowering vases, on a footed frame of repeating foliate design in relief, the lid decorated with a circular enamel panel featuring the Arms of Cubitt, for the Barons Ashcombe. The casket interior is lined with ivory silk and contains a vellum scroll from those who bestowed this gift upon the couple, the whole raised on four acanthus-leaf feet. Property of the Late Lord Ashcombe, Denbies.
Provenance: Elizabeth, Lady Ashcombe, Sudeley Castle and Gardens.
King Edward VII silver gilt casket, Birmingham dated 1902, mm Elkington & Co, approx. 32 x 19 x 17h cms. The substantial casket adorned with silver relief panels depicts the Georgian mansion house and garden Denbies, the home of Lord and Lady Ashcombe. The casket was commissioned in 1902 to commemorate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Lord and Lady Ashcombe and gifted to them by their children and extended family. The casket features canted corners, engraved flowering vases, on a footed frame of repeating foliate design in relief, the lid decorated with a circular enamel panel featuring the Arms of Cubitt, for the Barons Ashcombe. The casket interior is lined with ivory silk and contains a vellum scroll from those who bestowed this gift upon the couple, the whole raised on four acanthus-leaf feet. Property of the Late Lord Ashcombe, Denbies.
Provenance: Elizabeth, Lady Ashcombe, Sudeley Castle and Gardens.
