Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 28th October 2015

Lot 437

A Victorian silver-gilt mounted travelling toilet set

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £650

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Description

A Victorian silver-gilt mounted travelling toilet set,

by George Brace, London 1866, retailed by Howell, James and Co., Regent Street,

with plain matted mounts, plain and faceted glass bodies, comprising: three scent bottles, four toilet jars and three toilet boxes, plus two pairs of scissors, and ten mother-of-pearl handled items including a pen knife, button hook and manicure pieces, and three other items, in a brass bound burr walnut case with pull-out concertina front, and with two inner pull-out drawers, the interior of the lid with a mirror and stationery wallet, with a leather storm jacket, length of case 30.8cm, approx. weighable 10oz.