Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017
Lot 444
A Victorian silver 'castle-top' card case
Estimate £700 - £900 | Hammer £700
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Description
A Victorian silver 'castle-top' card case, Burns Monument, Alloway,
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1850,
rectangular form, scroll borders, the front with a raised scene of the monument, on a matted background, within engine-turned decoration, the reverse with similar decoration and with a cartouche, inscribed 'Presented to John Sewell Mus' Bac. as a token of esteem by a few admirers of his musical talent AD 1851', length 9.8cm, approx. weight 1.9oz.