MARK OF GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS COMPANY LTD., LONDON, 1905

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SIR WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL (1874-1965)
A SET OF FOUR EDWARDIAN SILVER SALTS
MARK OF GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS COMPANY LTD., LONDON, 1905
Each engraved with a double crest for Spencer Churchill, with detachable blue glass liners; together with a silver flower vase with mark for Deakin & Francis Ltd., Birmingham, 1918, the filled base engraved, 'W S C/ 30th November 1918'
The salts: 1 ½ in. (4 cm.) high; 2 ½ in. (5.5 cm.) diameter
The vase: 7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high; 4 in. (10 cm.) wide

Provenance

The salts: Sotheby's, London, 11 December 2003, lot 18 (part lot).
The vase: By tradition, gifted to Sir Winston Spencer Churchill.
Thence by descent to Clementine Churchill.
Bristol Auction Rooms.
Mullock's, Shropshire, 19 April 2007, lot 314.

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Lot Essay

The salts bear the crests of Spencer Churchill, borne by Sir Winston.
According to the previous vendor, the vase was given to Sir Winston Churchill by one of the Conservative Constituencies and then sold at a charity auction by Clementine Churchill after Sir Winston's death. The previous vendor acquired it at Bristol Auction rooms. 30th November was Sir Winston's birthday.

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