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Antique Royal Gift Provenance Queen Victoria Crocodile Skin Silver Note Wallet

£1,450.00

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Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.


Fine antique Victorian silver mounted crocodile skin note wallet by Drew & Sons, Piccadilly, hallmarked London 1899, with VRI crowned cypher, fine kid leather interior complete with its original Mordan & Co. propelling pencil. 

Provenance: Queen Victoria visited Dublin in April 1900 and this wallet was presented as a memento to John Richard Morgan who performed a solo at the Sunday morning service in St Patrick's Cathedral which Her Majesty attended. Thence by descent.


Size: 15.5 x 10 cm approx


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Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Royal: Victoria (1837-1901)

To Commemorate: Royal Travel

Type: Crocodile & Silver Note Wallet

Royalty: UK Royalty

Year: 1899

Manufacturer: Drew & Sons of Piccadilly

Theme: Royalty

Features: Antique

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