A VICTORIAN SILVER CIGARETTE-BOX
MARK OF FREDERIC PURNELL, LONDON, 1883
Oblong, the hinged cover engraved with initials 'AE', a Prince of Wales feather between, and dated 1884, the interior wood-lined, marked on cover and on body
7 in. (18 cm.) wide
The initials are those of Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910).
A VICTORIAN SILVER CIGARETTE-BOX
MARK OF FREDERIC PURNELL, LONDON, 1883
Oblong, the hinged cover engraved with initials 'AE', a Prince of Wales feather between, and dated 1884, the interior wood-lined, marked on cover and on body
7 in. (18 cm.) wide
The initials are those of Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII (1841-1910).