MARK OF EDWARD BARNARD AND SONS, LONDON, 1949

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A GEORGE VI SILVER AND ENAMEL FREEDOM CASKET
MARK OF EDWARD BARNARD AND SONS, LONDON, 1949
Oblong on four panel feet, with canted reeded corners and applied reeded bands, the hinged cover with a raised central platform, one side engraved with an inscription, the other applied with an enamelled coat-of-arms, the interior wood lined and fitted with a silk insert, marked on side and inside cover:
and an ivory scroll holder, applied with three white metal bands and containing a scroll presented to Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Dutchess of Gloucester, signed by Fatehali Dhala, President of H.H. The Aga Khan Ismalia Supreme council for Africa, Mombassa and Eboo Pirbhai, O.B.E., President H.H. The Aga Khan Ismailia Provincial Council, Nairobi, circa 1949
5he box 10¼ in. (26 cm.) long
The inscription reads 'PRESENTED TO H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER K.G. ON HIS BEING ADMITTED THE FIRST HONORARY FREEMAN OF THE CITY OF NAIROBI 31ST MARCH 1950.'

The enamelled arms are those of the City of Nairobi. (2)

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Lot Essay

The casket and scroll were presented to the Prince Henry during the ceremony held to commemorate Nairobi's 50th anniversary as capital of the colony. In recognition of this Prince Henry conveyed from the King a Royal Charter which granted Nairobi the status of a city. The charter ceremony was held on the 31 March 1950, the Prince's 50th birthday, a event which was marked by the crowd spontaneously singing 'Happy Birthday'.

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