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

Lot 741

A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' card case

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £3600

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Description

A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' card case, The High Level Bridge, Newcastle,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1850,

rectangular form, the front with a view of the bridge and the Tyne, with boats in the foreground, engraved foliate scroll decoration, the reverse with similar scroll decoration, and with a vacant cartouche, length 10cm, approx. weight 2.oz.