MARK OF THE ALEXANDER CLARK CO. LTD., LONDON, 1937

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A GEORGE VI 18CT GOLD PRESENTATION CASKET
MARK OF THE ALEXANDER CLARK CO. LTD., LONDON, 1937
Oblong, the sides with column motifs, the hinged cover applied with the enamelled coat-of-arms of the corporation of the City of London, the side applied with another enamelled coat-of-arms, the back engraved with a presentation inscription, the inside fitted with wood - 6¾in. (17cm.) long.
The arms on the side are those of the Stanley Balwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, K.G., P.C. (1867-1947).

Provenance

Stanley Balwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, K.G., P.C. (1867-1947);
thence by descent to Arthur Windham Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1904-1976);
Presented by him to the Equitable Life Assurance Society in 1974.

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Sale room notice

This lot is illustrated on page 39 and incorrectly numbered as 196.

This lot also includes a later, ebonised wood plinth with an applied presentation plaque.

Lot Essay

Stanley Baldwin was born in Bewdley, Worcestershire, in 1847 and studied at Harrow and Cambridge. In 1908 he succeeded his father as MP for Bewdley, becoming a junior minister in the treasury in 1917 and joining the cabinet in 1921.

In 1923 illness forced Bonar Law to retire as Prime Minister leaving King George V to choose Baldwin over George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston to succeed him as Prime Minister. Baldwin variously served as Prime Minister through the many difficulties of the 1920's and 1930's including a general strike and the abdictation of King Edward VIII on 10 December 1936, retiring and being created 1st Earl Balwin of Bewdley in 1937.

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