Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023

Lot 1553

A Victorian electroplated 'castle-top' card case, SS Great Britain,

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £819

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Description

A Victorian electroplated 'castle-top' card case, SS Great Britain,
unmarked,
rectangular form, hinged cover, the front with a scene of the ship, within foliate and shell decoration on a matted background, the reverse with similar decoration, and with an initialled vacant, in fitted case, length 9.7cm.

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from George Kidner, Lymington, 2 October 2002, lot 251.