Lot Essay
This cigarette case, recorded as number 888 in Ramsden's workbooks, was commissioned by George William Poulton, a Kettering shoe manufacturer.
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MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1922
Details
A GEORGE V SILVER AND 9CT GOLD CIGARETTE CASE
MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1922
The oblong gold case applied on one side with silver plaque depicting Crispin and Crispinian, the patron saints of the Cordwainers, cutting leather and making a shoe, flanked by two Roman soldier, all within Gothic arches, and other side applied with a silver inscription, with a suspension loop, contained in a later fitted case and with a later presentation stand, marked inside and on thumbpiece, further engraved 'OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT MCMXXII' the case labelled 'BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M. THE QUEEN GOLDSMITHS, SILVERSMITHS & JEWELLERS ASPREY PLC LONDON'
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long
7 oz. (220 gr.) gross
The inscription reads: 'AS PROPER MEN AS EVER TROD UPON NEATS LEATHER HAVE GONE UPON MY HANDIWORK'
The ribbon reads: 'JULIUS CAESAR ACT 1 SC. 1'
MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON, 1922
The oblong gold case applied on one side with silver plaque depicting Crispin and Crispinian, the patron saints of the Cordwainers, cutting leather and making a shoe, flanked by two Roman soldier, all within Gothic arches, and other side applied with a silver inscription, with a suspension loop, contained in a later fitted case and with a later presentation stand, marked inside and on thumbpiece, further engraved 'OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT MCMXXII' the case labelled 'BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M. THE QUEEN GOLDSMITHS, SILVERSMITHS & JEWELLERS ASPREY PLC LONDON'
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long
7 oz. (220 gr.) gross
The inscription reads: 'AS PROPER MEN AS EVER TROD UPON NEATS LEATHER HAVE GONE UPON MY HANDIWORK'
The ribbon reads: 'JULIUS CAESAR ACT 1 SC. 1'
Literature
Eric Turner and Lynn Springer Roberts, English Silver, Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden From the Campbell Collection, David A. Hanks & Associates, New York, 1992, p. 36
Exhibited
Chicago, Montreal, Nashville, Williamstown, and Toronto, English Silver, Masterpieces by Omar Ramsden From The Campbell Collection, no. 17
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.