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Item: Card Case Description: Royal Exchange & Warwick Castle Hallmark: Birmingham 1844 by Joseph Willmore Dimensions: 98mm x 70mm rectangular; 83g weight Comments: A very fine quality early Victorian double-sided "castle top" card case. The buildings depicted are both superbly chased in relief and are surrounded by a profusion of floral scrolls. We have not previously encountered these two buildings on the same card case. The condition of the decoration is excellent with neither holes nor wear to detail. There is a little movement to the hinge, but the case is essentially in fine order. 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. Warwick Castle was built by William The Conqueror in 1068 and overlooks the River Avon from its’ cliff top location. The castle was owned by the Earls of Warwick from 1088 until 1978, the most famous of which was Richard Neville (the 16th Earl also known as the “Kingmaker”) who in the 14th Century imprisoned King Edward IV within the castle. The castle was converted to a country house in the early 17thC, however the impressive four towered fortifications remain largely intact and the castle has been a popular tourist attraction since the mid- 19th Century. The view on this card case is of the East Façade from the River Avon showing the main residences with Caesar’s Tower and Guy’s Tower on the right hand side.
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