A VICTORIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL FREEDOM CASKET

MARK OF ELKINGTON & CO LTD, BIRMINGHAM, 1898

Details

A VICTORIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL FREEDOM CASKET
MARK OF ELKINGTON & CO LTD, BIRMINGHAM, 1898
On four bun feet, the sides applied with demi-cherubs and scrolling foliage, with enamel plaques of the arms of Dudley and Earl of Dudley, the hinged cover applied with shaped cartouche engraved with presentation inscription, lined interior, marked to the cover, front and base
10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) wide
The inscription reads 'Presented to The Right Honourable The Earl of Dudley with the freedom of the County Borough of Dudley 10 January 1899'.

Provenance

William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley (1867-1932), and then by descent.

Lot Essay

Lord Dudley was a Conservative Peer and served under Lord Salisbury as Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1895-1902. He was awarded the Freedom of the County Borough of Dudley in 1899, having held office as the Major of Dudley from 1895-1986 and was presented with the casket in this lot.

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