£2,125
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky | 651
Auction: 18 August 2021 at 11:00 BST
the box composed of Pollard ash, of rectangular outline, with applied Celtic bosses and knotwork motifs, applied Armorials to centre of body, the hinged lid with Ducal coronet finial and presentation plaque, 'To the/ Duke and Duchess of Abercorn/, on the occasion his Grace's birthday/ August 24th 1912/ From the Tenants and Residents of Duddingston/ Estate', applied silver plaque to inside, 'Made of Pollard Ash/ grown on the estate/ casket made by John Hay, silver work by Wm Hamilton & Sons...', all raised on four ball feet; together with a photograph portraying the recipient and family with the box