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Lot Essay
Four similar counter boxes are in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, illustrated in Philippa Glanville, Silver in Tudor and Early Stuart England, London, 1990, pp. 480-438, cat. nos. 116-120.
Counter boxes contained a number of disks, commonly stamped or engraved with portraits of English monarchs, that were used as game markers and counting devices. Counter boxes were rarely marked.
Counter boxes contained a number of disks, commonly stamped or engraved with portraits of English monarchs, that were used as game markers and counting devices. Counter boxes were rarely marked.