Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 13th April - 13th April 2022

Lot 583

A Victorian silver-mounted portrait miniature display frame

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1000

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Description

A Victorian silver-mounted portrait miniature display frame,

by William Leuchars, London 1885,

shaped upright cartouche form, foliate scroll borders, the top applied with a crest and motto 'FIDE ET VIRTUTE', the purple velvet front with nine hooks, leather easel back, height 30cm.

Provenance:

A Private Collection

Philip Mould, Pall Mall, London.

The crest is probably that of Gooch