Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 408

A Victorian Scottish silver engraved 'castle-top' card case

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £500

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Description

A Victorian Scottish silver engraved 'castle-top' card case, with four Scottish buildings,

by J, Naesmyth and Co, Edinburgh 1851,

rectangular form, the front with a view of Edinburgh Castle, St. Giles Cathedral, Scott Memorial, and Holyroodhouse, engraved foliate scroll and engine- turned decoration, the reverse with a vacant cartouche, erased, length 9.6cm, approx. weight 2.6oz.