Rossini
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William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1893–c. 1930)
See original version (French)
63
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William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1893–c. 1930)
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,500 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
William Hutton & Sons Ltd (1893–c. 1930)
Rectangular cigar humidor with a wooden core overlaid with silver (925), opening to reveal two compartments; domed lids, gilded on the inside; two side handles with coiled designs. The central section houses a container for spirit, flanked by two silver match holders and two cigar cutters. The front is engraved with “With love from Sophie and Tola - 13/X 1939 13/X 1959’. It stands on four ball-shaped feet.
Birmingham, 1928
Gross weight: 2982 gr
Traces of damp inside, minor wear
Provenance:
- From the estate of Irwin Shaw
- Gifted by Anatole Litvak (1902–1974), director of, amongst other works, *La Nuit des généraux*, and Sophie Steur (1926–1979), to mark the thirtieth wedding anniversary of Irwin Shaw (1913–1984), author of *Bal des maudits*, and his wife, Marian Edwards.
See original version (French)
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