Edwardian Silver and Enamel Cheroot Case Belonging to Francis T. Cotton
By Colen Hewer Cheshire
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An Edwardian silver and enamel cheroot case belonging to Francis T. Cotton and showing ‘The White Rose’, the central enamel cartouche with an image of a ketch in full sail, a banner above incised ‘The White Rose’ and a personalised inscription ‘To Francis T. Cotton, Skipper, A memento of a merry cruise, August 1902’, with the signatures of the ‘first mate, boatswain, purser’ and ‘carpenter’ beneath, surrounded by a scroll border. Marks for Colen Hewer, Cheshire, Birmingham, 1902.
The White Rose was a 50 ton yawl fitted out at Kingsend in Dublin in 1891. It is believed that she was purchased at this stage by William Francis Cotton, a one-time gas examiner in Dublin who worked his way up to becoming the secretary and manager of The Alliance Consumers Gas Company (the forerunner to Dublin Gas). He also designed an enormous gas lighting fixture...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Colen Hewer Cheshire Boxes