Jewellery case
Asprey and Co. Ltd
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1914 (circa)
Materials
Leather, Silk, Velvet
Measurements
35 mm (Width); 77 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Haymarket
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 883583
Summary
Jewellery case - Taupe and gilt rectangular Garrard & Co. case for two items of jewellery, the base lined in maroon velvet and the slightly domed lid lined in maroon silk, the maker's name inscribed in gold. Part of the contents of Captain The Hon. Thomas (Tommy) Agar-Robartes's dressing case (LAN.L.131) which was sent back from France after his death in 1915.old, P and S GARRARD and CO/Goldsmiths and Jewellers/(crown)/TO THE CROWN/25 HAYMARKET LONDON.
Provenance
Part of the contents of Captain The Hon. Thomas (Tommy) Agar-Robartes's dressing case (LAN.L.131) which was sent back from France after his death following the battle of Loos, September 1915.
Marks and inscriptions
(inside lid in gold) P and S GARRARD AND CO/Goldsmiths and Jewellers/(crown)/TO THE CROWN/25 HAYMARKET LONDON
Makers and roles
Asprey and Co. Ltd, jeweller