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| Gaming Box Belonging to King Edward VII Crown Copyright The Royal Collection Via The Royal Collection Trust Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Click image to enlarge. |
This rectangular double-hinged gold box with chased scroll and floral borders in high relief and central engine-turned panels was made between 1826 and 1836. Though we're not quite sure how, the box ended up in the collection of King Edward VII.
The top contains four rectangular and four circular pierced gold games counters, each chased with flowers and scrolls, and each one marked as the ace of a different suit (hearts, diamonds, cubs and spades). The base of the box contains three spiral markers.
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