Lot 304
A VICTORIAN CASTLE TOP CARD CASE
JAMES NASYMTH & CO, EDINBURGH 1846
Scottish Works of Art & Whisky
Auction: 17 August 2022 at 11:00 BST
£1,512
Description
the rectangular case finely engraved to obverse with scene of The Scott Monument with scrolling border, the reverse with vacant cartouche surrounded by engine turned decoration within a scrolling border
Dimensions
9.7cm x 6.6cm, 2.8oz
Footnote
Note: Walter Scott (1771-1832) was one of Scotland's most celebrated literary individuals and following his death in 1832 the Scott Monument was constructed in his honour near Waverley train station in Edinburgh which had so famously featured in his Waverley Novels. The monument was opened in 1844 to great applause and can be seen have been emulated particularly with this card case with the date only two years after the opening.