Edward VII sterling silver & leather cigar case, hallmarked…
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Edward VII sterling silver & leather cigar case, hallmarked London, 1875, W.W/F.D (Wright & Davies: William Thomas Wright & Frederick Davies), retailed by Thornhill & Co of 144 Bond St London, set to front with sterling silver plaque with order of the Garter motto 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' or "shame on anyone who thinks evil of it" flanked by the letters a and E of King Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, above 'The order of the star of India' motto "Heaven's light our Guide", a/f (cracking to leather and splitting to stitched seams), 14 cm x 10 cm
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Edward Vii - Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1901 until his death in 1910. He was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which was renamed the House of Windsor by his son, George V.
- A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
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- smoking accessories, cigars