KING GEORGE VI DUKE OF YORK HAND PAINTED LACQUER BOX ROYALTY QUEEN ELIZABETH UK
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KING GEORGE VI DUKE OF YORK HAND PAINTED LACQUER BOX ROYALTY QUEEN ELIZABETH UK:
$225.00
VINTAGE BRITISH ROYALTY COMMEMORATIVE MEMORABILIA
GEORGE VI - DUKE OF YORK
ONE OF A KIND HAND PAINTED PORTRAIT LACQUER BOX
KING GEORGE VI WAS THE DUKE OF YORK FROM 1911, WHEN HIS ELDER BROTHER EDWARD VIII BECAME THE PRINCE OF WALES, UNTIL 1936, WHEN KING EDWARD VIII ABDICATED, RAISING GEORGE TO KING AND HIS WIFE ELIZABETH TO QUEEN.
THE IMAGE ON THIS BOX IS TAKEN FROM THE FAMOUS OIL PAINTING OF GEORGE VI BY MEREDITH FRAMPTON R.A. FRAMPTON WAS A BRITISH ART DECO ARTIST. THE ORIGINAL PAINTING WAS PAINTED FROM LIFE IN 1929, WHEN GEORGE WAS 34 YEARS OLD. HE WEARS THE FULL DRESS UNIFORM OF A CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY.
THIS BEAUTIFUL BOX DATES TO THAT VERY SHORT TIME BETWEEN THE PAINTING\'S FIRST SHOWING AND KING GEORGE VI\'s ASCENSION TO THE THRONE (1929-1936). GEORGE VI ROSE TO THE THRONE UPON THE ABDICATION OF HIS ELDER BROTHER, KING EDWARD VIII. KING GEORGE VI WAS FATHER TO THE CURRENT QUEEN, HER MAJESTY, QUEEN ELIZABETH II
THE BOX IS ARTIST SIGNED IN THE LOWER RIGHT (I.K.)
APPROX. 2 7/8 INCHES SQUARE
EXCELLENT CONDITION - NO PROBLEMS
ANY WHITE SPOTS ARE FROM THE CAMERA FLASH
FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING VIA U.S.P.S. PRIORITY MAIL WITH TRACKING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS ARE WELCOME. WE SHIP WORLDWIDE FOR ACTUAL POSTAGE. NO HANDLING FEE.
PAYMENT: PAYPAL ONLY. PAYMENT IS REQUIRED WITHIN THREE DAYS OF sale. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IS REQUIRED WITH BUY IT NOW OPTION. RETURNS NOT ACCEPTED. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. PAYPAL ONLY.
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