GENERAL THOMAS GRAHAM, BARON LYNEDOCH, MAHOGANY BRASS BOUND DESPATCH BOX
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 3 October 2012 at 13:00 BST
£688
Description
of rectangular form with brass straps, corner mounts and recessed side handles, the cover bearing a rectangular brass plate engraved 'Lieu. Gen'l / Lord Lynedoch', the void interior lined in cobalt Moroccan leather
Dimensions
36cm wide, 15cm high, 26cm deep
Footnote
Note: the inscription on the brass plate indicates that this box was made after Thomas Graham was given the Perthshire barony of Lynedoch and raised to the peerage in 1814, and also the year of his final campaign.