λ A Victorian silver-gilt travelling dressing table set

λ A Victorian silver-gilt travelling dressing table set,

the mounts by John Harris, London 1853, retailed by West, 'of St. James' Street, London,

the covers with engraved foliate scroll decoration and applied with a circular cartouche with a turquoise border, engraved with a cipher and coronet, some glass bodies with damage, comprising: a beaker, four rectangular boxes, two oval boxes, six circular jars, a pair of scent bottles, a single scent bottle, with a pull-out tray of implements including a dental mirror, two spoons, (by Messrs. Lias), a thermometer, a hard stone pen, button hook, and three manicure implements, plus two corkscrews, a ruler, two pencils, two pairs of scissors, a needle case and two other implements, with three tortoiseshell brushes, applied with a gold cipher, a comb, the hinged cover with a hand mirror, stationary wallet and mirror, in a fitted brass bound case, the hinged cover with the Alington cipher, length 37.5cm, approx. weighable 28oz.

Provenance: Crichel House, Dorset, sold by order of Braganza Investments Limited.

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