Victorian Novelty Silver & Enamel Envelope Form Cigarette Case Sir Arthur Scott Bart'

A fine quality Victorian novelty silver and enamel Cigarette Case made in the form of an envelope, of curved rounded rectangular form, the cover enameled with the name and address of 'Sir Arthur Scott, Bart', Turf Club, W' and with a Victorian cancelled one penny lilac stamp and a London post mark for September 2nd 1883. The reverse with a similar post mark and a simulated black wax seal. Sprung hinged opening mechanism and silver gilt interior.

By Louis Dee, London, 1882.

Probably belonging to Sir Arthur Douglas Bateman Scott, 5th Baronet (1860–1884).

Sir Arthur Douglas Bateman Scott, 5th Baronet of Great Barr and 4th Baronet of Hartington Hall (1860–1884) was an English landowner, deputy lieutenant, and cavalry captain. He died unmarried at the age of 23, ending his direct lineage and prompting the separation of the family's two hereditary titles.

The Turf Club is a London gentleman's club, established in 1861 as the Arlington Club. It has been located at 5, Carlton House Terrace since 1965. The Turf Club was founded in 1861 as the Arlington Club, with premises in Bennett Street, Piccadilly. It was while there that a committee of the Arlington, consisting of George Bentinck, Sir Rainald Knightley, Charles C. Greville, H. B. Mayne, John Bushe, G. Payne, and Colonel Pipon, under the chairmanship of John Clay MP, drew up the laws of whist, officially sanctioned by the Portland Club in 1864.

Members had originally wished to call themselves simply The Club until it was discovered that they had been beaten to it: a hundred years or so earlier the name had been claimed by Dr Johnson and Sir Joshua Reynolds for their renowned dining society.

The Turf Club moved in 1875 to the corner of Piccadilly and Clarges Street. The new building at 85 Piccadilly, designed by John Norton, remained the clubhouse for ninety years until the Club decided to sell the extremely valuable freehold.

Reserved - £995.00