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An Anglo-Indian teak, mother-of-pearl and ivory inlaid casket, the sides profusely inlaid with hunting scenes amongst scrolling foliage, the spreading rectangular base similarly inlaid, the frieze inset with a brass shield-shaped plaque engraved with a coat-of-arms, on bun supports, 19th Century, lacking lid and converted, 16ins (40.5cms) wide
The arms are those of James impaling Ellison. Sir Walter Charles James, 2nd baronet, was M.P. for Hull 1837-47 and High Sheriff of Kent 1885. Created Baron Northbourne in 1884 and died 1893. He married Sarah Caroline Ellison, daughter of Cuthbert Ellison of Hepburn Hall, Co. Durham, in 1841.
The arms are those of James impaling Ellison. Sir Walter Charles James, 2nd baronet, was M.P. for Hull 1837-47 and High Sheriff of Kent 1885. Created Baron Northbourne in 1884 and died 1893. He married Sarah Caroline Ellison, daughter of Cuthbert Ellison of Hepburn Hall, Co. Durham, in 1841.