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LOT 403
11th July 2012
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LOT 403
A late Victorian silver 'Charley's Aunt' vesta case, the front decorated in relief with a portrait, the reverse inscribed 'From Charley's Aunt, Dec 21st 1895', Sheffield 1895 by Walker & Hall, length approx 4.5cm. Note: this silver souvenir vesta was distributed to the audience of the London Globe Theatre on 21st December 1895 to commemorate the play's third anniversary performance of Brandon Thomas's highly successful farce 'Charley's Aunt'. The portrait is based on a photograph of W.S Penley, the actor who created the role.
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