Gertrude Lawrence and her $12,000 cigarette boxes
A cased pair of gold and lucite cigarette boxes was given a full-page colour illustration in a catalogue produced by Doyle for an October 8 sale of jewellery, but I was a little surprised that no other attempt was made to bolster its association value.
The inscription on the lined lid of the box states that the set was produced by Seaman Schepps of Ma…