CIRCA 1920

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A SILK FLOWER AND POPPY ARRANGEMENT UNDER A GLASS DOME
CIRCA 1920
Mounted in a gilt-heightened blue ceramic vase, the poppies with metal centres stamped HAIG'S FUND
31in. (78.7cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Field Marshal Earl Haig, the British Commander-in-Chief during World War One, established the various funds for ex-serivce men. In addition, Lady Haig established the Poppy Factory for disabled ex-Service men to produce paper poppies for sale to the public.
This lot bears a paper label attached to one of the poppies, printed BRITISH LEGION REMEMBRANCE DAY EARL HAIG'S APPEAL For Ex-Service Men of all Ranks and their Dependents

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