3-085-735 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

London's Gift to the King of Siam, 1898. 'Time did not, permit the actual finishing, for personal presentation, of the casket in which the Corporation of London presented its greeting to the King of Siam on his recent visit to this country; but it is now to be despatched to his Majesty. The oblong coffer is supported at each corner by Siamese elephants bearing the royal crown. The obverse bears an inscription recording the presentation, and the reverse the full blazon of the royal arms of Siam enamelled in heraldic colours. Flanking the inscription and arms are enamelled views of the Guildhall, the Tower of London, and St. Paul's. The lid is surmounted by the full arms, crest, motto, and supporters of the City of London and bears upon one side an enamelled portrait of the King. The work has been carried out by Messrs. Mappin and Webb, of Queen Victoria Street and Oxford Street'. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.