Playing card box
Asprey & Co. Ltd
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, silver and silk
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 20534
Summary
Folding red leather card box, lined with silk. Two compartments for playing cards. Name Cooncan inscribed on lid. Asprey, London inscribed on inside of lid. Silver lock hallmarked and A and Co LTD inscribed beneath.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
Cooncan (on lid) / ASPREY, LONDON (inside lid) / [hallmark] / A and Co LTD (both on lock)
Makers and roles
Asprey & Co. Ltd, jeweller