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CARL BLANK
Cigarette case
before 1896RCIN 4058
Mounted with the diamond-set imperial double-headed eagle, this case is enamelled in the guilloché technique, copying French eighteenth-century prototypes. The surface metal has been engraved with a pattern to which layers of coloured enamel are applied.
Purchased by Queen Mary in 1928 and given to King George V
Purchased by Queen Mary in 1928 and given to King George V