The Arthur Holder Collection of Silver & Vertu (Part 1) - 25th October 2016

Lot 707

A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' card case

Estimate £700 - £900 | Hammer £1300

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Description

A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' card case, Glasgow Cathedral,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1842,

rectangular form, the front with a view of the Cathedral, with the Bridge of Sighs, and the John Knox statue in the background, scroll borders, engine-turned tartan decoration, the reverse with similar decoration, and with a cartouche, inscribed 'From A.T to M.C.L 1844', length 10cm, approx. weight 2.2oz.