From The Royal Observer:
Among the stolen treasures were two historically significant snuffboxes linked to the King's immediate ancestors. One, gifted to his great-grandfather, King George V, on his 55th birthday in 1920, was described as a "gold and lapis lazuli snuff box" with a stunning onyx cameo depicting the Birth of Venus.
The Royal Collection Trust highlights its intricate details, stating, "In the center, the goddess stands on a dolphin and holds a length of billowing drapery."
The second snuffbox, purchased by his wife, and the current King's great-grandmother, Queen Mary, in 1932, for 1,000 pounds (approximately $75,000 dollars today), is an opulent bloodstone piece encrusted with nearly 3,000 diamonds. The Royal Collection Trust describes it as "one of the finest of the series of boxes made in the Fabrique Royale in Berlin and associated with Frederick II ('the Great') of Prussia." (Read more.)
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