‡A Victorian silver-gilt travelling dressing table set

‡A Victorian silver-gilt travelling dressing table set,

the mounts by John Harris, London 1853, retailed by West, of N0. 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 class 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 a cipher, length 37.5cm, approx. weighable 28oz.

The cipher is that of Lord Alington.

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