A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER MOUNTED STATIONERY BOX AND PERPETUAL CALENDAR

A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER MOUNTED STATIONERY BOX AND PERPETUAL CALENDAR

RETAILED BY LEUCHARS AND SON, LONDON AND PARIS

the silk and silver thread bound case with a turquoise silk bound fitted interior, mounted with the monogram of Alfred de Rothschild, the silver hinges hallmarked London 1884 and with the maker's mark 'WD', probably for William Dyer, the retailer's details stamped to the base; together with a treen desk thermometer by Field & son, Aylesbury; a leather bound Telegraph Forms folder for Halton and Tring, and a carved wood stamp box (5)

18cm high, 26.5cm wide,14cm deep (max)

Provenance

Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Central Hall, Halton House, Buckinghamshire

Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)

Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)

The Trustees of Exbury House