LONDON, CIRCA 1720

細節

A GEORGE I GOLD SNUFF-BOX
LONDON, CIRCA 1720
With canted corners and slightly waisted sides, the cover engraved with cypher JSML below Continental coronet
2 in. (64 mm.) wide
2¾ oz. (86 gr.)
With accompanying hand-written letter which reads ' May 18th 1928 / Dear Captain Howard Kerr, / I am sending the enclosed / small box and the next of kin of / the late Dr P. J. S Nicoll would be / honoured if His Royal Highness / The Duke of Gloucester would / graciously accept it. / It was the expressed wish / of Dr Nicoll during his last / illness that this small gift / might be acceptable to His Royal / Highness and as an executor / I have much pleasure in / carrying out his desire / I am / yours faithfully / G. a. Troup'.

來源

Bequeathed to H.R.H. The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) by Dr. Patrick Nicoll (1864-1926), Chief Physician of St. Mary's Hospital, Stratford.

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Adrian Hume Sayer

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Dr. Nicoll was born in Aberdeenshire. He devoted his life to the health of the women and children of the East End. The Duke attended a fund raising dinner for the hospital in 1923 when a record sum was raised. Queen Mary and the Duke of Gloucester unveiled a memorial to Dr. Nicoll at the hospital in May 1928. Captain Howard Kerr (later Sir Howard Kerr) (1894-1977) served as Equerry to H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester between 1924 and 1947.

LONDON, CIRCA 1720

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