Group of Four Silver Card Cases

Lot Details

Lot 1018
Group of Four Silver Card Cases
Comprising one marked Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1856, shaped rectangular engraved with trailing foliage, height 4 inches (10 cm); one marked William Neale Ltd., Birmingham, 1924, rectangular with chequerboard pattern, height 4 inches (10 cm); one marked Gorham Mfg. Co., rectangular with scrolls on engine turned ground, height 3 1/2 inches (9 cm); the last unmarked ribbed example with cartouche on engine turned ground, height 3 1/2 inches (8.5 cm); Together with a Silver Aide Memoire. Total approximately 9 ounces, weighable.

Provenance:
Edward Smith example, J.H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd., London, May 1983

The Joseph and Miriam Poser Collection


C Estate of Miriam S. Poser

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $630 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1856 - clearly hallmarked; good detail to decoration; the cover with an applied "button" presumably over an erasure; slight bruising to edges

William Neale Ltd., Birmingham, 1924 - good condition overall; clearly hallmarked; good detail to decoration; good heavy gauge

Gorham Mfg. Co. - good condition overall; clearly hallmarked; good detail to decoration; engraved "Skiff"

Unmarked example with ribs - good condition overall; engraved "M.A. Brayley"

Aide memoire - unmarked; small pin point dents; cabachon thumbpiece slightly loose

279.9 grams


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Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $630 (includes buyer's premium)

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The Joseph & Miriam Poser Collection of Silver Card Cases, Vesta & Matchsafes

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