Lot 148: Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard (1886-1959) -- Charles Seymour Wright (1887-1975)

Name: Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard (1886-1959) -- Charles Seymour Wright (1887-1975)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 87399f2c1d

Est: £1,000 GBP - £1,500 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomSeptember 22, 2010

Item Overview

Description

Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard (1886-1959) -- Charles Seymour Wright (1887-1975)
A silver cigarette box with a watercolour of two penguins mounted on the lid, given by Cherry-Garrard to Wright on his wedding to Edith Priestley
6¼ x 4 3/8 x 2in. (15.9 x 11.1 x 5.1cm.)

Artist or Maker

Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard

Notes

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
Wright married Edith Mary Priestley, one of Raymond Priestley's sisters, in June 1914. He had kept up a close correspondence with Cherry-Garrard after the return of the Terra Nova.

Auction Details

Exploration and Travel with the Polar Sale

Christie's

September 22, 2010, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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