A GEORGE V LEATHER-CASED PICNIC SET

RETAILED BY G.W. SCOTT & SONS, LONDON, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE V LEATHER-CASED PICNIC SET
RETAILED BY G.W. SCOTT & SONS, LONDON, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY
Including: silver-plated kettle, plated sandwich box, 2 enamel dishes with plated covers and 3 raffia-bound glass flasks; in a leather-bound case, the cover applied with the initial B
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide; 14 5/8 in. (37.3 cm.) deep

Provenance

By repute, The 10th Duke of Beaufort, KG GCVO KStJ PC (1900-1984).

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Lot Essay

In 1897, G.W. Scott & Sons began fitting luncheon and tea baskets, liqueur baskets and novelties at their location at 114 Charing Cross Road under the name "Soho Basket Works." By 1913, they were listed as celebrated manufacturers and original inventors of fitted "leather luncheon and tea cases."

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