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BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833 <br />
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Sir Winston Churchill's prized cigar case that still contains two unsmoked cigars has sold today for almost £80,000.<br />
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The Art Deco style finely crafted rosewood box was uncovered during a routine valuation at a house on the Devon coast.<br />
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Auctioneer Julian Smith had been invited to look at a pocket watch the elderly owners were planning to sell when he spotted the cigar case on the shelf in the lounge.

BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833
Pic: ZacharyCulpin/BNPS

Sir Winston Churchill's prized cigar case that still contains two unsmoked cigars has sold today for almost £80,000.

The Art Deco style finely crafted rosewood box was uncovered during a routine valuation at a house on the Devon coast.

Auctioneer Julian Smith had been invited to look at a pocket watch the elderly owners were planning to sell when he spotted the cigar case on the shelf in the lounge.