Churchill (Winston)

Two wooden Don Joaquin Havana cigar boxs formerly owned by Sir Winston Churchill, stamped Churchills on the front and the inner side of the lid, 29 x 6 x 16cm and 25 x 6 x 12cm (2)

***Churchill had begun smoking cigars during a trip to Cuba in 1895. It soon became part of his image as a statesman, and it is reported he smoked 10 of them a day. Don Joaquin cigars were Churchill’s favourite and were provided by Antonio Giraudier, a Cuban beer baron who had met Churchill in 1946. Giraudier shipped the cigars to Churchill three times a year at no cost to the British leader.

PROVENANCE: The family of Ivan and Johanna Sheppard, both London trained nurses, who were part of Winston Churchill's medical team between, approximately, 1956 and 1961. They were by his side every day to ensure he received the best of care and attended to his every need, both day and night.