Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Cigar Case Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840 Sold signed Muller Freres

signed Muller Freres

70 cm X 54 cm

A highly important museum quality 15th century pen box in very good condition

the bottle is very well enameled with each side depicting a bird resting on a flowering branch on a light blue ground

1800-Dated Federal Period

Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Cigar Case Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840 Sold signed Muller FreresA 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