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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  31 Oct 2020 ~ 10am (AEDT) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 574
  01 Nov 2020 ~ 10am (AEDT) - Session 2: Lots 575 - 1080
• Lot #:
  984
• Lot Description:
  BRITISH MINISTER’S DESPATCH BOX: belonging to Sir Anthony Bevir
  (private secretary to Winston Churchill 1940-45 & 1951-55 and permanent secretary to Clement Attlee 1947), manufactured in pine by John Peck & Son for His Majesty’s Stationery Office, sheathed in black leather with royal cypher in gilt, (30.5x46x15cm). The black leather covering, rather than the usual red, indicates the box was likely used in a private capacity by Bevir, probably for carrying papers between London and his private residence at Melcomb House (Co.Mayo, Ireland). In well-travelled, distressed condition. Rare survivor.
• Notes:
  [Sir Anthony Bevir KCVO, CBE (1895-1977) and his wife Lady Noël Sidney Browne were close friends of Winston & Clementine Churchill who regularly corresponded and exchanged Christmas cards (see following lot). On Sir Anthony’s death, Lady Noël settled in Australia.]
• Estimate:
  A$750 - 1,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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