Lot Details
Lot 1014
Group of Four English Sterling Silver Card Cases
Various makers, 1901-1919
Comprising one marked William Aitken, Birmingham, 1901 with winged cherub masks, height 3 1/2 inches (9 cm); one marked William Neale, Birmingham, 1914 with a figure of a knight in high relief, height 3 3/4 inches (9.4 cm); one marked Stokes & Ireland, Chester, 1919, length 4 inches (10.2 cm); and one marked Crisford & Norris, Birmingham, 1907 with a maiden's profile, height 3 7/8 inches (10 cm), total approximately 9 ounces, weighable; Together with an Elkington & Co. Silver Plated Card Case.
Provenance:
William Aitken example, C. Lucbernet, London, April 1987
The Joseph and Miriam Poser Collection
C Estate of Miriam S. Poser
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Knight - William Neale, Birm., 1914 - good condition overall; good detail to figure; clearly hallmarked inside body, the marks to cover exterior now rubbed, but legible; light bruising to the corners
Envelope - Stokes & Ireland, LTD, Chester, 1919 - good condition overall; gilt interior; clearly hallmarked
Maiden in profile - Crisford & Norris, Ltd., Birm., 1907 - good detail to decoration and face; clearly hallmarked; the cover with blank cartouche, but no sign of erasure; the reverse with a blank cartouche with crease dent; solder at hinge; some denting and bruising along the edges
Elkington case - 3 3/4 in. (9.5cm); generally good overall; good detail to decoration; clearly marked; the cover slightly off center; light bruising to edges
279.9 grams
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