BISPHAM, David (1857-1921) – AN ANTIQUE SET OF GOLD CIGARETTE AND MATCH CASES

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BISPHAM, David (1857-1921) – AN ANTIQUE SET OF GOLD CIGARETTE AND MATCH CASES
Both designed as cases with rounded corners, and engraved with the presentation cypher of Queen Victoria, the cigarette case completed with a cabochon ruby push piece. Designed in 9K gold with British hallmarks. Cigarette case 3 x 1¾ inches (7.50 x 4.50 cm). Circa 1892.

Provenance

David Bispham (presented to him in 1892 by Queen Victoria, according to the minutes of the Metropolitan Opera Guild's Memorabilia Committee for 1959-1960).

Lot Essay

One of the leading Wagnerian baritones of his age, David Bispham made his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1896, in the role of Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg. He had sung the same role in his Covent Garden debut in 1892, the year associated with the present cigarette and match cases.

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