Lot Essay
The monogram is for Wallace Warfield Simpson (1896-1986), later Duchess of Windsor.
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PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR
A SILVER COIN TRAY AND A SILVER-PLATE ICE BUCKET
THE TRAY MARK OF FREDERICK CHARLES BRITTEN & FREDERICK WILLIAM BRITTEN, 1911, RETAILED BY DOBSON, PICCADILLY, THE ICE BUCKET BY JAMES DIXON & CO., SHEFFIELD, 20TH CENTURY
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A SILVER COIN TRAY AND A SILVER-PLATE ICE BUCKET
THE TRAY MARK OF FREDERICK CHARLES BRITTEN & FREDERICK WILLIAM BRITTEN, 1911, RETAILED BY DOBSON, PICCADILLY, THE ICE BUCKET BY JAMES DIXON & CO., SHEFFIELD, 20TH CENTURY
The tray engraved FIRST ISSUE OF 'ROYAL MAUNDY' COINS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE V 1911, marked under base, the ice bucket engraved with monogram WWS
9 in. (23 cm.) wide, the tray, 5 in. (13 cm.) high, the ice bucket
THE TRAY MARK OF FREDERICK CHARLES BRITTEN & FREDERICK WILLIAM BRITTEN, 1911, RETAILED BY DOBSON, PICCADILLY, THE ICE BUCKET BY JAMES DIXON & CO., SHEFFIELD, 20TH CENTURY
The tray engraved FIRST ISSUE OF 'ROYAL MAUNDY' COINS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE V 1911, marked under base, the ice bucket engraved with monogram WWS
9 in. (23 cm.) wide, the tray, 5 in. (13 cm.) high, the ice bucket
Provenance
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
Acquired by the ancestor of the present owner from the Villa Windsor, Paris, before 1997.
Acquired by the ancestor of the present owner from the Villa Windsor, Paris, before 1997.
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Please note that this lot will now be offered subject to a reserve.