A Victorian silver travelling dressing table set
A Victorian silver travelling dressing table set,
by Thomas Johnson, London 1865, retailed by H. Tooke, 24 Church Street, Liverpool,
with engine-turned decoration and chased foliate scroll borders, initialled, hob-nail cut glass bodies, comprising: three scent bottles, and ten various toilet jars / boxes, plus a twelve-piece manicure and writing set, with mother-of-pearl handles, a gold toothpick, and a vinaigrette, by E. Smith, Birmingham 1861, in a fitted velvet lined drawer with a push-button opening, in a fitted brass bound walnut case, the interior of the cover fitted with a mirror and a stationary wallet, the front with a jewellery drawer and another drawer, the hinged cover initials with an inscribed brass cartouche 'F. E. Edwards 28 November 1866', length of case 33.3cm, approx. weighable 9.8oz.


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