Fortnum & Mason Ltd
Session 2
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 31 192
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
London, England
A George VI silver cigar box, Fortnum & Mason, London, 1937
rectangular with all-over engine-turned decoration, the inside cover inscribed "PRESENTED TO SIR JULIEN CAHN BART., JP. ON HIS RETIREMENT AS THEIR CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR BY HIS SUPERVISORS, MANAGERS AND STAFF AS A TOKEN OF THEIR HIGH APPRECIATION AND AFFECTIONATE ESTEEM OCTOBER 2ND 1943", cedar-lined interior lacking partitions, 38cm wide
Notes
Sir Julien Cahn (1882-1944) was an entrepreneur, philanthropist and supporter of cricket. He expanded the Nottingham Furnishing Company, founded by his father, to the extent that his Jays and Campbells stores were to be found in most major towns across Britain. This cigar box was presented to him on his retirement in 1943, having sold out to Great Universal Stores.
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