Live Auction 7918Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC.
AN ELIZABETH II ROYAL PRESENTATION SILVER CIGARETTE-CASE
Lot 226

AN ELIZABETH II ROYAL PRESENTATION SILVER CIGARETTE-CASE

MARK OF GARRARD, LONDON, 1956

Closed16 July 2010

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GBP 1,375

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AN ELIZABETH II ROYAL PRESENTATION SILVER CIGARETTE-CASE
MARK OF GARRARD, LONDON, 1956
Oblong, the base and cover with incised diagonal lines, the cover further applied with initials ERII below Royal crown, marked inside base and cover, contained in a fitted red leather covered case stamped ERII below Royal crown
4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) wide
5.5 oz. (171 gr.)

Specialist note

A similar cigarette case, by Garrard, 1952, was presented to Captain R.C. Parker, M.V.O., as a token of gratitude from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh for his services as captain of the plane which took them to and from Tripoli (Christie's, South Kensington, 9 September 2003, lot 141).
It has been suggested that the present lot was a gift from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Walter Lees during her state visit to Paris in April 1957.