Silver & Collectors' Items - 22nd and 23rd July - 22nd July 2014
Lot 743
A Victorian electro-type card case
Estimate £120 - £150 | Hammer £200
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Description
A Victorian electro-type card case,
by Elkington and Co, designed by George Stanton circa 1852,
rectangular form, with Renaissance figural and scroll decoration on a matted background, hinged cover, length 9.8cm
The original example of this card case was shown at the Exposition Universelle of 1855 in Paris and at the International Exhibition, London, in 1862