Watch List notes:

A silver and enamel presentation cigar case from King Chulalongkorn of Siam to Lionel F W Sanders, celebrating the King's visit to Europe: the case by William Neale, Birmingham 1897, of rounded rectangular form, the front enamelled in monochrome with a scene of the steam yacht SY Maha Chakri, the reverse with an enamelled portrait of king Chulalongkorn, and engraved with facsimile signature of the King, and of his entourage with ranks, in a red leather silk and velvet-lined cushioned fitted case, by J. W. Benson Ltd, 25 Old Bond Street, 120 x 75mm., total wt. 177.28gms. [5.7ozs] (£2500-3000)