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

Lot 727

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' card case

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2200

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Description

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' card case, King's College, Cambridge,

by Alfred Taylor, Birmingham 1854,

rectangular form, scroll borders, the front with a raised scene of King's College, on a matted background, within foliate scroll decoration, the reverse with similar decoration and with a vacant cartouche, length 10.2cm, approx. weight 2.2oz.