Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 450

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' card case

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1200

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Description

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' card case, The Houses of Parliament,

by George Unite, Birmingham 1857,

rectangular form, scroll borders, the front with a raised scene of The Houses of Parliament, on a matted background, within foliate scroll decoration, the reverse with similar decoration and with a vacant cartouche, length 10.2cm, approx. weight 2.1oz.