Ivory Exemption 2DFF2DXH
(on basis that box is pre 1947. Ivory is integral to the box and the volume of the ivory is less than 10% of the box)
This is stunning and so difficult to get in today's climate given the understandable banning of trading in Ivory. To have it come into the shop and then find out it has local links to our shop is extraordinary.
The box
A 19th-century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam box, crafted from Ebony and ivory inlay. The hinged lid features a central monogram surmounted by a coronet, surrounded by intricate floral and foliate patterns.
The sides are decorated with geometric and floral bands. The hinges and lock are modern and not original that came with the box. It is also missing the original handles and gallery from the top of the box. All of these imperfections are what you expect from an item that is 175 years old and been used.
The Owner
The cypher on the Top of the Box has been decoded by the College of Arms - their report is well wroth a read.
It belonged to Constance Gertrude Grosvenor, Marchioness of Westminster and was given to her by her husband the 1st Duke oif Westminster when he and his wife inherited the titles Marquess of Westminster and the Marchioness of Westminster in 1869.
The duke travelled India in 1851 and it is possible he bought it then and later had in engraved as a gift to his wife, his first cousin, and the Fourth daughter to the Second Duke of Sutherland - who's ancestral home is Dunrobin in Golspie, Sutherland, less than 40 minutes drive from our Auction house.
The Context
The context with our Auction House and shop goes a little deeper than just locality. This lady was the grandmother to the second Duke of Westminster who dated Coco Chanel and bought Rosehall, the Mansion House the personal wardrobe to Coco Chanel came from that we sold to wonderful clients some 3 years ago and are still storing for them in the shop.
Boxes of this calibre with their original handles and hinges can achieve in excess of £20,000 at auction.
Ivory Exemption 2DFF2DXH
(on basis that box is pre 1947. Ivory is integral to the box and the volume of the ivory is less than 10% of the box)
This is stunning and so difficult to get in today's climate given the understandable banning of trading in Ivory. To have it come into the shop and then find out it has local links to our shop is extraordinary.
The box
A 19th-century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam box, crafted from Ebony and ivory inlay. The hinged lid features a central monogram surmounted by a coronet, surrounded by intricate floral and foliate patterns.
The sides are decorated with geometric and floral bands. The hinges and lock are modern and not original that came with the box. It is also missing the original handles and gallery from the top of the box. All of these imperfections are what you expect from an item that is 175 years old and been used.
The Owner
The cypher on the Top of the Box has been decoded by the College of Arms - their report is well wroth a read.
It belonged to Constance Gertrude Grosvenor, Marchioness of Westminster and was given to her by her husband the 1st Duke oif Westminster when he and his wife inherited the titles Marquess of Westminster and the Marchioness of Westminster in 1869.
The duke travelled India in 1851 and it is possible he bought it then and later had in engraved as a gift to his wife, his first cousin, and the Fourth daughter to the Second Duke of Sutherland - who's ancestral home is Dunrobin in Golspie, Sutherland, less than 40 minutes drive from our Auction house.
The Context
The context with our Auction House and shop goes a little deeper than just locality. This lady was the grandmother to the second Duke of Westminster who dated Coco Chanel and bought Rosehall, the Mansion House the personal wardrobe to Coco Chanel came from that we sold to wonderful clients some 3 years ago and are still storing for them in the shop.
Boxes of this calibre with their original handles and hinges can achieve in excess of £20,000 at auction.
