Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 28th October 2015
Lot 566
A Victorian parcel-gilt electro-type card case
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £300
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Description
A Victorian parcel-gilt 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.