Set of Sterling and Enamel Playing Card Cocktail Sticks

A set of twelve sterling silver and vitreous enamel cocktail picks featuring the full set of Royal Court cards for each suit in the deck. These exquisite picks were made by one of the finest silversmiths to ever work; Garrard & Co.. George Wickes founded Garrard in London in 1735, and although in recent years it has endured a difficult time, it has produced some of the finest silver works and jewellery the world has ever seen. In 1843, Queen Victoria appointed Garrard to the position of Crown Jewellers, leading to the production of numerous pieces of silverware and jewellery for the Royal Family, as well as the upkeep of the Crown Jewels. In 1852, Garrard were given the responsibility of re-cutting the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond into a brilliant. The company continued to handle some of the most famous jewels, such as the Cullinan diamonds (including Cullinan I, "The Great Star of Africa"), and created such pieces as the Imperial Crown of India in 1911, the crown of Queen Mary for h