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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  International Decorative Arts
• Sale Date:
  17 Apr 2016 ~ 4pm - Session 1 - Lots 1 - 94
  18 Apr 2016 ~ 10.30am - Session 2 - Lots 95 – 673
  19 Apr 2016 ~ 10.30am - Session 3 - Lots 674 – 1236
• Lot #:
  1229
• Lot Description:
  British Political History: A George V sterling silver shaped circular salver by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1927
  with engraved presentation inscription "To Captain David Margesson, MC., MP., by 5000 subscribing members of the Rugby Division Conservative Association in memory of his great victory at the General Election of 1929 and in grateful recognition of his services to the Rugby Division of Warwickshire" 39 cm diameter, 1400 grams
• Notes:
  Henry David Reginald Margesson (1890-1965), a British Conservative was educated at Harrow and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He entered Parliament in 1922 and acted as Government Chief Whip from 1931 till 1940, serving under four Prime Ministers, Ramsay MacDonald, Stanley Baldwin, Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill. In 1940, during World War 2, Churchill made him Secretary of State for War, but was replaced in 1942 after severe military setbacks, including the fall of Singapore. He was later made 1st Viscount Margesson of Rugby, in the County of Warwick.
• Estimate:
  A$1,500 - 2,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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