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| Bloodstone, Gold and Diamond Box, c. 1910 Given to HM Queen Mary by Lord Revelstoke, 1910 Crown Copyright The Royal Collection Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
This handsome circular box is crafted of bloodstone with shaped sides. The center of the cover is surmounted by a chased gold mount depicting, on a field of flowers, Cupid. The outer edge is set with an undulating band of brilliant-cut diamonds intertwined with an enamel foliate border. The hinges and other mounts are reeded gold.
The box was a birthday gift to Queen Mary, consort of King George V, presented on May 26, 1910 by Lord Revelstoke.
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