Solid Silver Garrard & Co Cigarette Box - London - 1956

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Solid Silver Garrard & Co Cigarette Box - London - 1956:
$134.22

Solid Silver Garrard & Co Cigarette Box - London - 1956.Stunning Box by premier English Maker Garrard & Co.Date letter rubbed but a for 1956.Stunning engine turned top.
Founder of the firm was John Wickes in 1722. In 1802 Robert Garrard (senior) took the controlof the firm active in Panton Street, Haymarket, London. In 1818 he was succeed by his three eldestsons, Robert Garrard Jr, James Garrard and Sebastian Garrard trading as R, J & S. Garrard.The firm became R. & S. Garrard in 1835, R. & S. Garrard & Co in 1843 and Garrard & Co Ltd in 1909.In 1952 the firm was amalgamated with Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd.Garrard merged with the jewellery firm Asprey in 1998 to become Asprey & Garrard, moving from112 Regent Street to premises on New Bond Street. Asprey & Garrard was bought byPrince Jefri Bolkiah, a younger brother of the Sultan of Brunei, in 1995, and later acquiredby private investors Lawrence Stroll and Silas Chou in 2000. The company demerged in 2002,with Garrard returning to the Albemarle Street site it first occupied in 1911. Garrard was acquiredby the US private equity firm Yucaipa Cos. in 2006, ending its partnership with Asprey.Garrard was crown jeweller since 1735 when George Wickes was appointed as goldsmithto the Prince of Wales. The 19th century continued with a succession of famous commissionsfor Royalty and in 1843 Queen Victoria bestowed the honour of Crown Jeweller on the company.Garrard has served six successive monarchs. On 15 July 2007 an announcement was made inthe Court Circular, under Buckingham Palace, that Garrard & Co\'s services as crown jewelerwere no longer required, with the reason cited being that it was simply \'time for a change\'.G. Collins and Sons were appointed the new Crown Jewelers.
CHRONOLOGY:George Wickes, 1722-1730,Craig & Wickes, 1730-1735George Wickes, 1735-1750Wickes & Netherton, 1750-1760Parker & Wakelin, 1760-1776Wakelin & Taylor, 1776-1792Wakelin & Garrard, 1792-1802Robert Garrard, 1802-1818R, J & S. Garrard (or Robert Garrard & Brothers), 1818-1835R.&S. Garrard, 1835-1843R.&S. Garrard & Co, 1843-1909Garrard & Co Ltd, 1909amalgamated with The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd in 1952Asprey & Garrard, 1998-2002Garrard & Co Ltd, 2002
It measures 14cm x 9cm and is 3cm deep.Weighs a heavy 296 grams.Few dents but opens and closes beautifully.Put in some velvet and make an awesome jewellry box.Comes in a lovely velvet pouch, what a gift.
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