Victorian Miniature Playing Cards & Silver Case star sapphire For a start

For a start

itself weighing a little over half a carat

This signet ring will have been made by a soldier who fought in the battle

A wonderfully detailed

Victorian Miniature Playing Cards & Silver Case star sapphire For a startDATE: Victorian, 1899 An incredible deck of tiny playing cards in a sterling silver case. They date from the late 19th Century, with London hallmarks for 1899 and maker's mark George Maurice & Co. 48 Piccadilly W. The cards themselves are beautifully designed, branded C. L. Wst Frankfurt (one of the best known card makers of the 19th Century, with a similar miniature set like this in the V&A collection) and, although they're tiny, you could absolutely