Glorious silver box, hallmarked Birmingham 1896, made to house cigars. The lid of the box is beautifully decorated with two inset enamel nautical flags.
We know the left-hand flag to be the burgee for the Royal Albert Yacht Club. Cedar lined to the interior with a maker's mark for silversmiths Deakin and Francis.
Founded in 1786, Deakin & Francis is today, seven generations later, still owned and managed by the Deakin family (James, Henry and David Deakin). In recent times the house speciality has become the manufacture of a large range of gentlemen's cufflinks.
Dimension: 9 cm/ 3½ inches (height) x 28 cm/ 11inches (width) x 11.5 cm/ 4½ inches (depth).
