λA Victorian silver-gilt mounted travelling dressing table set
λA Victorian silver-gilt mounted travelling dressing table set,
retailed by Asprey, 166 Bond Street, the silver by Abraham Brownett, London 1864,
the covers with engine-turned decoration with engraved intertwined borders, with a monogram, comprising: four scent bottles, five jars and six boxes, hobnail cut glass bodies, the hinged front opens to reveal a tray of accessories, silver-gilt, gilt- metal and mother-of-pearl, including: a mirror, four pairs of scissors, two corkscrews, a desk seal, a pencil, two knives, a thimble, a tape measure, a button hook and four manicure items, with a jewellery drawer and a further hidden secret drawer for documents and sovereigns, the interior of the hinged cover with a mirror and with ivory pieces, in a fitted brass bound coromandel case, with a monogram, length 37.3cm, approx. weighable 16oz.
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λA Victorian silver-gilt mounted travelling dressing table set,
retailed by Asprey, 166 Bond Street, the silver by Abraham Brownett, London 1864,
the covers with engine-turned decoration with engraved intertwined borders, with a monogram, comprising: four scent bottles, five jars and six boxes, hobnail cut glass bodies, the hinged front opens to reveal a tray of accessories, silver-gilt, gilt- metal and mother-of-pearl, including: a mirror, four pairs of scissors, two corkscrews, a desk seal, a pencil, two knives, a thimble, a tape measure, a button hook and four manicure items, with a jewellery drawer and a further hidden secret drawer for documents and sovereigns, the interior of the hinged cover with a mirror and with ivory pieces, in a fitted brass bound coromandel case, with a monogram, length 37.3cm, approx. weighable 16oz.
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