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

Lot 734

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' card case

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1600

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Description

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' card case, possibly Exeter Cathedral,

by Frederick Marston, Birmingham 1847,

rectangular form, scroll borders, the front with a raised scene of the Cathedral, on a matted background, within foliate scroll decoration, the reverse with similar decoration and with a vacant cartouche, length 9cm, approx. weight 1.6oz.

Provenance: purchased in these rooms, 28 October 2008, lot 359.