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 printed initials 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, whose goldsmith with initials H.A. remains unidentified.

The brass lock comes from the renowned Chubb company in 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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