Winston Churchill writing case for auction
Published May 6th, 2008
A Freemasons writing case, which belonged to Winston Churchill and containing two of his Masonic ritual books is to be sold at auction.
The portable leather satchel that belonged to the former prime minister is inscribed with the name of Churchill’s lodge – the Studholme Lodge No. 1591, in London.
Sworders auction house in Stanstead Mountfitchet, Essex, is selling the item, which has been estimated to fetch £300–£500.
Guy Schooling, a partner in the firm, said: “It is a privilege to be selling something that belonged to the great war leader.
“This case is dated not long after Churchill returned from the Boer War and he had it while he was writing the acclaimed biography of his father.”
Churchill was initiated into the Freemasons in 1901 when he was a member of parliament.
The auction takes place on May 13.
Auction info www.sworder.co.uk/olivers
