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

Lot 716

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' card case

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £9200

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Description

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' card case, Arundel Castle,

by George Unite, Birmingham 1858,

rectangular form, scroll borders, the front with a raised scene of the castle, on a matted background, within foliate scroll decoration, the reverse with similar decoration and with a cartouche engraved 'SD, from her father, Quebec August 21,1860', length 10.2cm, approx. weight 2oz.