A Victorian silver engraved card case,

A Victorian silver engraved card case,
by R. Thornton, Birmingham 1874,
rectangular form, engraved decoration, one side engraved with a portrait of William Shakespeare within foliate decoration, in a fitted case, length 9.8cm, approx. weight 2oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 6 November 1995, lot 93.