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206 ‡ A matching 18 karat gold powder compact, probably Cartier, presented as a gift to Katherine Rogers by the Duke & Duchess of Windsor in 1937, stamped to the rim 750 and numbered 66120, the exterior with overall diapered lattice pattern, with calibré cut sapphire to the clasp and also down two sides of the case, the interior with mirror and gauze covered powder compartment, 12cm, 4 3/4in
Katherine and Herman Rogers had moved into the Chateau de Candé in advance of the wedding to assist with preparations. This vanity case was presented as a gift at the time of the wedding and matches the cigarette case that was given to her husband Herman. £10000 - 20000 207 ‡ The engraved silver salver, given by the Duke & Duchess of Windsor to their friend Herman Livingston Rogers on the occasion of his marriage to Lucy Wann, 9th August, 1950, assay marked London 1767, maker Ebenezer Cocker, engraved to the centre with a coat of arms, and later engraved Windsor cipher with Ducal coronet with entwined scrolling ‘WE’ monogram, and ‘from Edward and Wallis’, the outer gadroon border inset with scallop shell medallions, raised on three claw and ball feet, 33cm, 13in diam. 1065 grms, 37.6oz
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Herman Rogers and his first wife Katherine had known Wallis since 1924, when she befriended and stayed with them in Beijing on her tour of China. They stood by Wallis and Edward throughout the abdication crisis, helped with their wedding preparations at the Chateau de Candé and remained lifelong friends. Herman’s first wife Katherine sadly died in the 1949, and this salver commemorates his marriage in 1950 to his second wife Lucy. It was Lucy who ensured this Windsor collection was cared for and kept together.
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The arms on the salver are English and either Slacke or Slack impaling Chantrell or Cantrell. £2000 - 3000
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