A George V silver mounted cigarette box presented by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught.

A George V silver mounted table cigarette box, presented in 1913 to a Dr. Walter W. H. Tate by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, the rounded rectangular form having engine-turned panel decoration throughout with the presentation engraving to the front, the hinged lid centrally applied with a red enamel crown over the entwined blue enamel monograms of Prince Arthur William, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and his wife Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, the lid opening to a wood lined interior with dividing panel. Hallmarked Sampson Mordan & Co., London 1912. Measuring 7 1/2 inches (19 cm) by 5 5/8 inches (14.2 cm). Contained in a silk lined presentation box.

Presentation engraving reads 'From Their Royal Highnesses the Duke & Duchess of Connaught to Dr. Walter W. H. Tate April 1913.'

'Born on 1st May 1850, Prince Arthur was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was created a royal peer in 1874 and subsequently given the title Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. He married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia in 1879. '

'Walter William Hunt Tate was born in London in 1865 and studied medicine at University College. His area of expertise became obstetrics and he was made obstetric physician at St. Thomas's Hospital in 1901. He also lectured on midwifery and the diseases of women and was very interested in gynaecology and its clinical problems, being very concerned about the after-treatment and comfort of his patients. He died in 1916.'

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