A fine Victorian silver-gilt travelling dressing table set

A fine Victorian silver-gilt travelling dressing table set,

retailed by Asprey, the silver items by Abraham Brownett and John Rose, London 1863,

the covers with engraved foliate scroll decoration and engraved with a cipher, comprising: a pair of scent bottles, eight various toilet jars and boxes, plus a blue glass scent bottle and a matched green glass scent bottle, London 1858, the hinged body opens to reveal a tray of accessories including a double-ended medicine spoon, by Thomas Johnson, London 1856, two corkscrews, plus mother of pearl handled items: a quill cutter and penknife, a mirror, a manicure set, a desk seal, a bodkin and two pairs of scissors, (one later), plus a pull-out jewellery tray, in a brass bound wooden case, the interior cover fitted with a mirror, with a crucifix shaped key, length 29.8cm, approx. weighable 10.4oz.

Provenance: purchased from Shrubsole, New York, 5 May 1964.