Oak chest with alcohol bottles from the 19th century

Oak chest with bottles of alcohol 1800, English captain Edward John Ward's chest, a soldier of the Royal Academy, with a brass hidden handle engraved with the inscription Capt. E.J. Ward R. A. and initials in printed letters L.S.D. The box contains two dark glass bottles, handles with grips, as well as an embossed silver seal and cap. The LSD numbers are engraved on the neck of the bottle, matching the initials on the handle. The marks on the cap confirm silver assay 925/000 and indicate the Sheffield Assay Office from 1860/61, with a silversmith's initials H.A., unidentified.

The brass lock comes from the well-known Chubb company from London. The box is in good condition, apart from the green lining, which shows signs of wear consistent with age and use.

Inside the box are documents confirming the soldier's career and death. Edward John Ward 1836-1879.

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