A silver-gilt table cigar box by Robert Comyns, 1930, the lid engraved with municipal coat of arms above presentation inscription, having hinged handles, on moulded plinth with bracket feet, the interior with three adjustable divisions, the lid engraved:


‘Presented by the Corporation of Eastbourne to His Excellency the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Willingdon GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GBE, on the termination of his office as Governor-General of Canada and his appointment as Viceroy and Governor-General of India. 2nd March 1931’,


with maker’s mark, London hallmark, dimensions 17 x 27cm.
£900-£1,200

Freeman Freeman Thomas, Marquess of Willingdon (1866 -1941) was Governor-General of Canada between 1926 - 1931 and Viceroy of India 1931 - 1936.
The family’s country seat from 1769 was Ratton Manor, Willingdon, now a suburb of Eastbourne, East Sussex.