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Property from T.R.H. The Dukes of Gloucester
A VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA-CASE
MAKER'S MARK LOUIS DEE, LONDON, 1883, RETAILED BY CLARK, 20 OLD BOND ST.
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A VICTORIAN SILVER VESTA-CASE
MAKER'S MARK LOUIS DEE, LONDON, 1883, RETAILED BY CLARK, 20 OLD BOND ST.
The hinged vesta compartment with a metal striker, silver button push-piece with a tinder cord and chain, the obverse engraved with the initials A and E flanking the badge of The Prince of Wales, within the Garter motto and with the Prince of Wales' crown above, the reverse engraved with the initial G below a Royal prince's coronet and the date '3 June 1885'
2 in. (52 mm.) high
MAKER'S MARK LOUIS DEE, LONDON, 1883, RETAILED BY CLARK, 20 OLD BOND ST.
The hinged vesta compartment with a metal striker, silver button push-piece with a tinder cord and chain, the obverse engraved with the initials A and E flanking the badge of The Prince of Wales, within the Garter motto and with the Prince of Wales' crown above, the reverse engraved with the initial G below a Royal prince's coronet and the date '3 June 1885'
2 in. (52 mm.) high
Provenance
A birthday present to Prince George of Wales (b.1864), later King George V (r.1910-1936) from his mother and father, The Prince and Princess of Wales, later King Edward VII (r.1900-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), on the occasion of his 20th birthday and by descent to his son, H.R.H. The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974).
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