15th Jan, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST

Jewellery, Watches & Silver

 
  Lot 2071
 

2071

A Victorian Silver Card-Case
by Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1851

shaped oblong, the front engraved with a view of Westminster Abbey, probably after the engraving by William Gaspey, published in 1851, within foliage scrolls, the hinged cover engraved with initials, the reverse engraved with birds drinking at a fountain and within foliage

10cm high, 2oz 3dwt, 67gr

Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £500


 

Fully marked on bezel. The marks are generally clear. There is some surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The back is somewhat bruised towards the hinge and on the cover.

 


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Auction: Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 15th Jan, 2022

Tennants’ Jewellery, Watches & Silver Sales bring together a wide a range of affordable period and modern jewellery, vintage and collectable watches, and silver from the 18th to 21st century.

 

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