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Item: Card Case Description: The Royal Exchange Hallmark: Birmingham 1844 by Nathaniel Mills Dimensions: 96mm x 69mm rectangular; 53 g weight Comments: This is a fine quality Victorian "castle top" card case with a scarcely found scene depicting The Royal Exchange. The detailing to the building is of the highest quality with the long line of Corinthian columns perfectly replicated and the surrounding buildings of the City are visible to both sides. The condition is excellent with engraved initials to the obverse and the hallmarks for Birmingham's finest boxmaker are crisp. The Royal Exchange is situated in the heart of the City of London's financial district between Threadneedle Street and Cornhill. Since it's inception in 1565 it has been at the centre of London's financial dealings and is a symbol of the City's importance to world banking and commerce. The building depicted on the card case is the third exchange, designed by Sir William Tite and opened by Queen Victoria in 1845. It still stands today.
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