GEORG ADAM SCHERD (1838-1921) Very elegant silver cigar box with blue enamel decoration of the initials of King Edward VII, presented in its red morocco case marked with the iron in gold of the crown of Saint Edward. Box: 25 x 17 x 10 cm (Rubs) Box: 22 x 13.5 x 9 cm (some scratches) Hallmarks: 900, GAS and minerve. Weight 900 grams History: Edward, Prince of WALES (1841-1910), great cigar lover, became famous in 1901 by pronouncing the sentence: "Gentlemen, you may smoke" lifting the ban on smoking enacted by his mother, Queen Victoria
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