The Butler Hoard - 01 Jul 2025
A LATE VICTORIAN OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE RAILWAY OR TRAVELLING LANTERN
A LATE VICTORIAN OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE RAILWAY OR TRAVELLING LANTERN
ENGLISH, C.1890
of oval form, having a bowed glass panel enclosed by a pair of doors, with two retractable spring-loaded candle-holders and hinged cover
15.4cm high, 11.2cm wide, 8.4cm deep
Catalogue Note
For a comparable example in silver, dated 1890/1, see the Victoria & Albert Museum Collection, London, acc. no. 73/1843 - RF.