Silver & Objects of Vertu - 3rd February 2026
Lot 385
A Victorian silver 'Castle top' swing-handled basket, University Church of St Mary the Virgin,
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £533
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Description
A Victorian silver 'Castle top' swing-handled basket, University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford,
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham circa 1840,
of circular form with embossed church to the centre with surrounding scroll foliate decoration, diameter 14cm, plus a Victorian silver 'Castle-top' plaque of the Brighton Pavilion by Alfred Taylor, Birmingham circa 1855, total approx. weight 3.2oz. (2)