Kennedy cigarette box
Circa:1961
Origin:The box is marked on the base “STERLING BY POOLE 77”
Condition:Fine
Dimensions:Length – 16cm,Width – 8.3cm,Height – 3.5cm
The silver cirgarette box was presented to Miss Juliet Prowse, the well known South African dancer and stage personality, when she was invited to attend and perform along with Frank Sinatra at the inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and vice president Lyndon Baines Johnson.
The transcription of engraving on the Kennedy cigarette box reads:
The inaugural committee requests the honor of your presence to attend and participate in the inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy as President of the United States of America and Lyndon Baines Johnson as Vice President of the United States of America on Friday the twentieth of January one thousand nine hundred and sixty one in the city of Washington
Edward H Foley
Chairman
The box is marked on the base “STERLING BY POOLE 77” and has a cedar wood lining.
Origin:The box is marked on the base “STERLING BY POOLE 77”
Condition:Fine
Dimensions:Length – 16cm,Width – 8.3cm,Height – 3.5cm
The silver cirgarette box was presented to Miss Juliet Prowse, the well known South African dancer and stage personality, when she was invited to attend and perform along with Frank Sinatra at the inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and vice president Lyndon Baines Johnson.
The transcription of engraving on the Kennedy cigarette box reads:
The inaugural committee requests the honor of your presence to attend and participate in the inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy as President of the United States of America and Lyndon Baines Johnson as Vice President of the United States of America on Friday the twentieth of January one thousand nine hundred and sixty one in the city of Washington
Edward H Foley
Chairman
The box is marked on the base “STERLING BY POOLE 77” and has a cedar wood lining.
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For our international clients we apply a fixed exchange rate based on the date of sale. Therefore the estimated prices shown in the other currencies are based on today's exchange rates shown below:
US Dollar: $1 = R7.22 | UK Pound: £1 = R11.13 | Euro: €1 = R9.19
Please note that all our sales are conducted in South African Rands.
For our international clients we apply a fixed exchange rate based on the date of sale. Therefore the estimated prices shown in the other currencies are based on today's exchange rates shown below:
US Dollar: $1 = R7.22 | UK Pound: £1 = R11.13 | Euro: €1 = R9.19