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

Lot 724

A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' card case

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3600

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Description

A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' card case, St. Columb's Cathedral, Londonderry from the river Foyle,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1847,

rectangular form, the front with a view of city, scroll borders, engine-turned decoration, the reverse with similar decoration, and with an applied vacant cartouche, with a chain and ring attachment, length 10cm, approx. weight 2.6oz.