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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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AN IMPORTANT BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE CYLINDER CASE
Early 19th Century
A gilt metal tube surmounted by a medallion of the Duke of Wellington, containing 25 coin-like counters depicting Wellington's victories, the base inscribed FIRST BATTLE PORTUGAL AUG 17 1808. LAST BATTLE FRANCE AP 10 1814
1½in. long
Early 19th Century
A gilt metal tube surmounted by a medallion of the Duke of Wellington, containing 25 coin-like counters depicting Wellington's victories, the base inscribed FIRST BATTLE PORTUGAL AUG 17 1808. LAST BATTLE FRANCE AP 10 1814
1½in. long
Provenance
Parker Gallery, London