[Trinket box in the form of a miniature book.

Beschreibung

A charming book-form trinket box, a 'blook' of unknown manufacture, but with other examples known to have been marketed in London in the late nineteenth-century. The monogram reads 'M.S.' and the reference is probably to Mary Queen of Scots, given the all-over thistle pattern. Mary was executed in 1587 and so it is possible that these boxes were in some way marketed at the time of the three-hundredth anniversary. (65 × 50 × 25 mm) silvered box of cast metal in the form of a book with cornerpieces and clasps, thistle motifs to covers and spine, 'M.S.' monogram to spine, gilt 'page' edges, green velvet lining.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7931

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Titel

[Trinket box in the form of a miniature book.

Verlag

c. 1900].

Erscheinungsjahr

1900

Einband

Hardcover

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