Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017
Lot 1039
A rare Victorian novelty silver sovereign case
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2800
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Description
A rare Victorian novelty silver sovereign case,
by Louis Dee, London 1883, also inscribed Lewis 20. St. James's Street,
circular form, modelled as a caricature Japanese male head with a textured hair border, with a ring attachment, the interior silver-gilt and with a sprung sovereign holder, length 4.2cm, approx. weight 1.7oz.