Lot 355
A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH CASTLE-TOP CARD CASE
JAMES NASMYTH & CO., EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1850
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 14 August 2019 at 11:00 BST
£1,250
Description
of rectangular form with hinged lid, the reverse engraved with foliate scrolls on a hatched background, shield cartouche with engraved IAN italic initials, the front of similar decoration and depiction of Loch Leven Castle in Perth & Kinross, Scotland
Dimensions
9.2cm long, 76.1g
Footnote
Note: The image was probably inspired by a contemporary engraving of Loch Levan Leven castle by A. Wilson. The print was also used on the title page of 'Mary Queen of Scots', or Loch Levan Leven castle, a drama founded on The Abbot.