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A GILT-TOOLED GREEN LEATHER MINISTERIAL BOX
Lot 145

A GILT-TOOLED GREEN LEATHER MINISTERIAL BOX

DATED 1911

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GBP 1,140

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A GILT-TOOLED GREEN LEATHER MINISTERIAL BOX
DATED 1911
The hinged lid with a central monogram for George V, further inscribed 'L.HARCOURT/C.I.D./SECREATARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES/1911', with a gilt-brass handle to one end
4in. (10cm.) high, 16in. (40.5cm.) wide, 11in. (28cm.) deep

Specialist note

Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt (1863-1922) was the Liberal MP for Rossendale, Lancashire from 1904 until 1916. In 1910 he was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, a postion he held until 1915.