C 1865
WILLIAM HOUGHTON 162 NEW BOND ST.** (The maker's name & address is stamped in gold on the reverse of the right hand door)
Originally the property of Prince Alfred*, the Second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, a mid Victorian Black Leather Bound Stationery Cabinet with brass side handle & latched doors, the three fitted mahogany drawers stamped in gold: FOREIGN NOTEPAPER - ENGLISH NOTEPAPER - ENVELOPES INK & c.
The top of the cabinet bears a blank brass presentation strip and the embossed with Prince Alfred's ducal crown & monogram.
* Alfred, KG KT KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO PC (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 1844 – 30 July 1900) reigned as Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from 1866 until he succeeded his paternal uncle Ernest II as the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the German Empire.
** William Houghton originally established his business in 1822. By 1841, he was based at 162 Bond Street, London. It wasn’t until 1868 that he went into partnership with Charles Henry Gunn. Known as Houghton & Gunn, the business remained at the same Bond Street address until it was bought out by Asprey (its next door neighbour) in 1906.
Width: 12 inches / 30.5 centimetres
Height: 6.25 inches / 16 centimetres
Depth: 9.75 inches / 25 centimetres
