George VI silver Freedom box marked for London 1950, designed by Alex Styles for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths and presented to Horace Harling J.P. (Justice of the Peace) with the freedom of Battersea.
Maker: Wakely & Wheeler
Note – Made as a table cigarette box, it also has a contemporary silk liner for use as a jewellery box.
The Inscription Reads: Presented to Councillor Horace Harling, J.P. with the Honorary Freedom of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea 26th July 1950.
Dimensions: 17.9 cm long by 8.9 cm wide by 9.1 cm high.
Weight: 932 grams gross.