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of nominally triangular shape, the base a slice of butterscotch amber, the ribbed sides of yellow metal testing to 18ct quality, the piano hinged cover with a border of foliate engraving over a textured ground containing a further amber specimen, 6 x 4.5cm, presented in a burgundy and gold tooled fitted case marked for Joseph Heming, and enclosed a handwritten slip of paper 'from the Queen', gross weight 45.2g

Footnote: Provenance: By direct descent to the current vendor.

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