Auction 002
Antique & Collectables Queen Elizabeth Ist Overmantle, Military, Gold, Silver, Gems, Art, Brass, Copper
By Whitchurch Auctions
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Aug 9, 2021
Whitchurch Auctions Rear Ma Bakers Cafe Heath Rd Prees Heath, Nr Whitchurch SY13 3JT United Kingdom
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LOT 360:
FROM HANKELOW HALL CHESHIRE
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Sold for: £320
Start price:
£
490
Estimated price :
£490 - £510
Buyer's Premium: 17.5%. Minimum item commission: £1.50. Hammer price for minimum commission: £9.
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FROM HANKELOW HALL CHESHIRE
RARE SPECIAL GIFT FROM QUEEN VICTORIA 1900 TO COLONEL R B MAINWARING - ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL - 1ST DIVISION SOUTH AFRICA FIELD FORCE (QUALITY MADE HARDWOOD TOP OPENING BOX WHICH HOLDS THE QUEEN'S GIFT OF A TIN OF CHOCOLATES TO ALL HER TROOPS AT CHRISTMAS 1900 IN THE BOER WAR. BEDECKED WITH HALLMARKED SILVER CORNER PROTECTORS & ROYAL REGALIA BY TOP LONDON SILVERSMITH WILLIAM FREDERICK WRIGHT - INSIDE IS A PLAQUE PROBABLY ALSO SILVER, STATING IT IS FROM QUEEN VICTORIA TO COLONEL R B MAINWARING. THE BOTTOM COMPARTMENT WAS PROBABLY FULL OF CIGARS & CIGARETTES.)
A VERY RARE PIECE OF HISTORY & A RELIC OF THE QUEEN TO A VERY FAMOUS MILITARY MAN
