A George V silver cigarette box by F H Adams & Co, Birmingha...

Hammer

£70

A George V silver cigarette box by F H Adams & Co, Birmingham 1922, of rectangular form with engine turned decoration and initials ‘N.B.T.’ to cover, inscribed to front ‘Presented by the staff of Wilton House 27 June 1924’, hardwood single compartment interior, 11.3cm x 8cm x 5.6cm, weight 12.25ozt

Note: Wilton House is an English country house at Wilton in Wiltshire, which has been the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke for over 400 years. The first recorded building on the site of Wilton House dates back to 871. The present Grade I listed house dates back to the 17th century, when it was rebuilt after a fire in 1647.

Provenance: Ruyton Hall, Shropshire