Desk set with King Leopold I's cipher. - Lot 200

Desk set with King Leopold I's cipher. Rectangular case covered with a midnight blue velvet edged with a golden net. The lid of the case is decorated with the Gothic "L" shaped figure under the British royal crown of the Belgian King Leopold I, then British prince (1816-1830). The interior is trimmed with ivory-coloured silk, it contains three instruments with carnelian necks with angled corners, gold ferrules with a line motif and chiselled with rocaille leaf motifs. This set includes : - a paper cutter, vermeil blade Lg. 19cm, gross weight 62gr. - an envelope opener, polished blade, Lg. 11.5cm, gross weight 30gr. - a wax stamp, Carnelian print worked in intaglio of a banner engraved "Chateau des Amerois", under Belgian royal crown. Lg. 5.5cm, gross weight 32gr. The case is dated between 1820-1830. The intaglio of the stamp dates between 1870- 1880. OBSERVATION The Château des Amerois was bought in 1868 by the Count of Flanders, brother of King Leopold II. Prince Albert, the future king, stayed there frequently. The castle was bought in 1923 by Robert Colette.