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King Edward's Gift to Lady Mary

A pair of Edwardian silver-mounted stag's foot candle holders, Charles Edwards, London, 1901

Lot Closed

January 14, 02:55 PM GMT

Estimate

250 - 350 GBP

Lot Details

Description

King Edward's Gift to Lady Mary

A pair of Edwardian silver-mounted stag's foot candle holders, Charles Edwards, London, 1901


engraved 'Feet of stag shot by King Edward VII at Machrie on 19th August 1902 and presented to Lady Mary Hamilton'

39cm., 15 1/2 in. high

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Presented by King Edward VII (1841 – 6 May 1910) to Lady Mary Louise Hamilton (1884-1957), only child and principal heir of William Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, who married in 1906 James Graham (1878-1954), Marquess of Graham who in 1925 succeeded his father as 6th Duke of Montrose;
Thence by descent.