A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' card case

A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' card case, an abbey by a lake,

by Cronin and Wheeler, Birmingham 1846,

rectangular form, the front with an abbey by a lake, with boats in the foreground and a bridge and hills behind, engraved foliate scroll decoration, the reverse with similar scroll decoration and engine-turning, and with a vacant cartouche, length 9.6cm, approx. weight 2.1oz.

Provenance: Objects of Vertu and Miniatures, Christie's, South Kensington, 12 May 1998, lot 209.