Mappin & Webb - George V Silver And Tortoiseshell Box

Jewelry or couture box in sterling silver with a quatrefoil shape, the tortoiseshell lid inlaid with a cornucopia decoration, foliage, ribbons, garlands of flowers and foliage in chased silver. The cover reveals an original velvet interior. It rests on four moving feet.

Hallmarks:
•    Lion passant
•    Ink for Birmingham
•    Date letter M (1911)
•    Master goldsmith: MAPPIN & WEBB

Gross weight: 224 gr.

Condition report: Two small chips to the tortoiseshell on the inside of the lid, not visible from the outside and of no consequence to the structure of the piece.


MAPPIN & WEBB is a goldsmithing house founded in 1775 by Jonathan MAPPIN. Suppliers to the Crown of England, MAPPIN & WEBB has since its origins been a supplier to crowns and international elites. His prestigious clients include the Queen of France Marie-Antoinette, the Empress of Russia and Princess Grace of Monaco, Charles Dickens, Houdini, several Maharajas and held mandates as suppliers to the Russian Empire and the Royal Household from Japan. Queen Victoria was the first British monarch to call on Mappin & Webb for Victoria's Golden Jubilee necklace in 1888. The company is still a supplier to the King.
Mappin & Webb is the designer of the Ryder Cup trophy and has been manufacturing trophies for the Royal Ascot horse races for 75 years.