Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Cigar Case Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840 Decorative Arts 13 cm X 13 cm

13 cm X 13 cm

An early French silk suspension clock

A diminutive bureau bookcase In two parts

finely inlaid with brass and bone marquetry of floral garlands & swags

The bases are made of rosewood and have turned and fluted columns

Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Cigar Case Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840 Decorative Arts 13 cm X 13 cmA very fine antique repousse work & engraved sterling silver gilt castle top cigar cheroot case, Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840. This very finely crafted silver case is made by the celebrated silversmith Nathaniel Mills. The case is engraved with scrolling foliate on both sides, one side with a repousse work image of Windsor Castle, the other with a corresponding image of Abbotsford House. The hinged top is engraved with an open cartouche and is free