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A fitted leather case enclosing four Meissen (Marcolini) two-handled rectangular baskets with card game chips 1775-1817, THE BASKETS WITH BLUE CROSSED SWORDS ABOVE A STAR AND 4 MARK, PRESSNUMMERN 37.M 62. Comprising four baskets, the inside with a bunch of natural flowers, the exterior with a red trompe l'oeil basket-woven pattern, the draped handles ending in a flowerspray in slight relief, outlined in gilt, enclosing: eight elongated black hearts chips, eight elongated black clubs chips, eight elongated red diamonds chips, eight elongated red hearts chips, eight small rectangular black spades chips, eight small rectangular black clubs chips, eight small rectangular red hearts chips, eight small rectangular red diamonds chips, eight small circular red diamonds chips, eight small circular red hearts chips, eight small circular black clubs chips, within a rectangular fitted leather box (wear to the gilt) The baskets 8.5 cm. wide, the fitted case 16 x 21 cm. (93)