Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 14 Jul 2021
A Victorian silver-mounted travelling dressing table set
A Victorian silver-mounted travelling dressing table set,
by Pearce, maker ,77 Cornhill, London, the silver by Thomas Johnson, London 1851,
the covers with engraved foliate decoration, comprising: four scent bottle, eight toilet boxes, in fitted trays that slide to the side to reveal a velvet lined pop-up tray with silver and mother-of-pearl pieces including a dip pen, a letter knife, a pencil, a penknife, a desk seals, two button hooks, a corkscrew, two pairs of scissors, a bodkin and two manicure items, with two secret compartments, the velvet lined inside of the cover with a mirror, the front with a jewellery drawer, in a fitted brass bound walnut travelling case, with a key, length 31cm, approx. weight 6.6oz.