George VI Coronation memorabilia case

Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris|2 February 2023, 13:00 CET|Paris, The Grand Palais Historique

George VI Coronation memorabilia case

Écrin souvenir du couronnement de Georges VI

Leather case with gussets, gilt brass latch and opening, decorated with a plaque with the image of King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth.
It contains an enamelled chrome bronze radiator mascot by Smith, which reads: "Crowned GR VI ER, May 1937". The three holes in the back are for British flags which are found fixed in the lid of the box.
It also contains three decks of cards: one of the Coronation itself by Waddington in London, one of the Queen by De La Rue in London and one of the King by the same manufacturer, new, never opened. Total height of the mascot with cap and flags: 28 cm.

Écrin en cuir à soufflets, loquet et ouvrant en laiton doré, orné d'une plaquette à l'effigie du Roi Georges VI et de son épouse la Reine Elisabeth.
Il contient une mascotte de radiateur en bronze chromé émaillé de la maison Smith sur laquelle on peut lire: "Crowned GR VI ER, may 1937". Trois trous au dos sont destinés à accueillir des drapeaux Britanniques que l'on trouve fixés dans le couvercle de la boite.
Il contient également trois jeux de cartes: l'un du couronnement lui même par la maison Waddington à Londres, le second à l'effigie de la Reine par la maison De La Rue à Londres et le dernier à l'effigie du Roi, de la même manufacture, neuf, jamais ouvert. Hauteur totale de la mascotte avec bouchon et drapeaux: 28 cm.

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