Literary interest – A George IV antique sterling...
Literary interest – A George IV antique sterling silver cigar / cheroot case, London 1829 by John Teare
Of oval cylindrical form, the lid with stand-away hinge. Basket-weave engine turned decoration throughout, with an literary inscription to one side “Sublime tobacco! which, from east to west, Cheers the Tar’s labor or the Turkman’s rest; Which on the Moslem’s ottoman divides, His hours, and rivals opium and his brides; Magnificent in Stamboul, but less grand, Though not less loved, in Wapping or the Strand; Divine in hookahs, glorious in a pipe, When tipped with amber, mellow, rich and ripe; Like other charmers, wooing the caress More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet they true lovers more admire, by far, Thy naked beauties – Give me a cigar!”. The end with a circular vacant cartouche one with a remnant of an inscription and date. Fully marked to the flange and part marked to inside of lid.
Length – 11.9 cm / 4.3 inches
Weight – 104 grams / 3.34 ozt
The quote is from The Island, Canto II, stanza XIX (1823) by Lord Byron (1788-1824)
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Literary interest – A George IV antique sterling silver cigar / cheroot case, London 1829 by John Teare
Of oval cylindrical form, the lid with stand-away hinge. Basket-weave engine turned decoration throughout, with an literary inscription to one side “Sublime tobacco! which, from east to west, Cheers the Tar’s labor or the Turkman’s rest; Which on the Moslem’s ottoman divides, His hours, and rivals opium and his brides; Magnificent in Stamboul, but less grand, Though not less loved, in Wapping or the Strand; Divine in hookahs, glorious in a pipe, When tipped with amber, mellow, rich and ripe; Like other charmers, wooing the caress More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet they true lovers more admire, by far, Thy naked beauties – Give me a cigar!”. The end with a circular vacant cartouche one with a remnant of an inscription and date. Fully marked to the flange and part marked to inside of lid.
Length – 11.9 cm / 4.3 inches
Weight – 104 grams / 3.34 ozt
The quote is from The Island, Canto II, stanza XIX (1823) by Lord Byron (1788-1824)
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