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A FRENCH ENAMELLED SILVER CIGARETTE CASE
Makers mark HV, rectangular with canted corners, enamelled yellow on a guilloché ground within black Greek key borders, gilt interior, engraved inside the cover 'Sweet when the morning is grey / Sweet when they've cleared away / Lunch; but at close of day / Possibly sweetest.' C.S. Calverley.
DIMENSIONS
Sold for $400
Lot 346
Makers mark HV, rectangular with canted corners, enamelled yellow on a guilloché ground within black Greek key borders, gilt interior, engraved inside the cover 'Sweet when the morning is grey / Sweet when they've cleared away / Lunch; but at close of day / Possibly sweetest.' C.S. Calverley.
DIMENSIONS
Estimate $400 - $500
The Estate of The Hon. Dr John Kennedy McLaughlin AM, Sydney
C.S. Calverley (1831-1884) a minor English poet famous for his 'Ode to Tobacco' in Cambridge.
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8699
2:00pm - 19 September 2023
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 September, 10am - 4pm
36-40 Queen St, Woollahra NSW
CONTACT
Madeleine Norton
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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