Live Auction 5280The Sunday Sale - Property from the Collection of The Late The Hon. Mrs. Angela Lascelles
PRINCESS MARY'S COMPACT A GILT-LINED SILVER COMPACT
Lot 200

PRINCESS MARY'S COMPACT A GILT-LINED SILVER COMPACT

MARK OF ASPREY & CO. LONDON, 1958

Closed28 October 2007

Price Realised

GBP 1,062

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PRINCESS MARY'S COMPACT A GILT-LINED SILVER COMPACT
Mark of Asprey & Co. London, 1958
Inscribed to the interior 'PRESENTED TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ROYAL BY THE PRINCESS MARY'S ROYAL AIRFORCE NURSING SERVICE 1959' with engine turned cover and sides and base with applied gold caduce emblem, in a fitted case with retailer's name and address, Asprey & Co. Ltd. New Bond St.

Presented to H.R.H. Princess Mary, The Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) in 1959.

Specialist note

The Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service is the nursing branch of the Royal Air Force. It was established in 1918 and received the Royal prefix after H.R.H. Princess Mary agreed to become patron in 1923.