antique silver box of huge intrigue

Description

This great quality silver table box, of rectangular form with canted corners, is not only a good piece of silver, but has a fascinating history. It was presented to Sir Alfred Newton by The Honourable Irish Society of which he was Governor from 1906 to 1921. Sir Alfred was Lord Mayor of London 1899 to 1900, and also Chairman of Harrods the London department store. He died in 1921 in "mysterious circumstances." Please see the many and various articles on the internet. I leave you to draw your own conclusions!
Chester. 1906. Stokes & Ireland Ltd.
Length 9cm
Postage; by Royal Mail Special Delivery free of charge for deliveries within UK; outside UK deliveries by quotation.
Payment; by using the payment button on this item's description, or bank transfer, please contact us for our bank details.
All items are professionally packed prior to posting.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any information regarding any of our stock items, we try to make our descriptions as informative as possible, but are always delighted to be of any further assistance.
Internal Ref: 28/1495

Dimensions

Height = 3 cm (1")
Width = 9 cm (4")
Depth = 7 cm (3")

Antique Silver Box Of Huge Intrigue.

Price

SOLD

Item Ref

28/1495

Description

This great quality silver table box, of rectangular form with canted corners, is not only a good piece of silver, but has a fascinating history. It was presented to Sir Alfred Newton by The Honourable Irish Society of which he was Governor from 1906 to 1921. Sir Alfred was Lord Mayor of London 1899 to 1900, and also Chairman of Harrods the London department store. He died in 1921 in "mysterious circumstances." Please see the many and various articles on the internet. I leave you to draw your own conclusions!
Chester. 1906. Stokes & Ireland Ltd.
Length 9cm
Postage; by Royal Mail Special Delivery free of charge for deliveries within UK; outside UK deliveries by quotation.
Payment; by using the payment button on this item's description, or bank transfer, please contact us for our bank details.
All items are professionally packed prior to posting.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any information regarding any of our stock items, we try to make our descriptions as informative as possible, but are always delighted to be of any further assistance.
Internal Ref: 28/1495

Dimensions

Height = 3 cm (1")
Width = 9 cm (4")
Depth = 7 cm (3")

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