Casket
Asprey and Co. Ltd
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, Silver-gilt
Measurements
4.5 in (Height) x 3.5 in (Depth); 8 in (Length)
Place of origin
Panton Street
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Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 429235
Summary
Silver gilt casket with hinged lid containing certificate of Admission of the Earl of Beaconsfield to the Freedom of the Grocers' Company. A kneeling camel on the lid. Embossed decoration of arabesques on each end and each side, with central panel of coat of arms supported by wyverns. For case see NT/HUG/V/8B.
Makers and roles
Asprey and Co. Ltd, maker