λA Victorian silver mounted travelling dressing table set
λA Victorian silver mounted travelling dressing table set,
retailed by Asprey, 166 Bond Street, the silver by William Neale, London 1871,
the covers with engraved foliate decoration, comprising: two scent bottles, hobnail cut glass bodies, four jars and five boxes, plain faceted glass bodies, with a tray of accessories, silver, steel and mother-of-pearl, including: a double medicine spoon, London 1870, a dip pen, two corkscrews, a napkin clip, a desk seal, four pairs of scissors, a knife, a button hook and a needle case, and six other items, with two pull-out trays, one with a later comb and one with a watch, and with two secret jewellery drawers, the hinged front opens to reveal an ivory hand mirror, the interior of the hinged cover with a mirror and stationary wallet, in a fitted brass bound burr walnut case, length 34cm, approx. weighable 10oz.
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λA Victorian silver mounted travelling dressing table set,
retailed by Asprey, 166 Bond Street, the silver by William Neale, London 1871,
the covers with engraved foliate decoration, comprising: two scent bottles, hobnail cut glass bodies, four jars and five boxes, plain faceted glass bodies, with a tray of accessories, silver, steel and mother-of-pearl, including: a double medicine spoon, London 1870, a dip pen, two corkscrews, a napkin clip, a desk seal, four pairs of scissors, a knife, a button hook and a needle case, and six other items, with two pull-out trays, one with a later comb and one with a watch, and with two secret jewellery drawers, the hinged front opens to reveal an ivory hand mirror, the interior of the hinged cover with a mirror and stationary wallet, in a fitted brass bound burr walnut case, length 34cm, approx. weighable 10oz.