Rare Antique Silver 1844 Nathaniel Mills St Paul\'s Cathedral Card Case
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Rare Antique Silver 1844 Nathaniel Mills St Paul\'s Cathedral Card Case:
$3138.34
Here for your consideration is a magnificent and extremely rare, antique Victorian, 1844, solid silver, Nathaniel Mills, castle-top, card case,depicting St Paul’s Cathedral in London, complete with redMoroccan leather case.
This is as good asit gets with regardscard cases,an extremely rare find.....I\'ve only got one, once it\'s gone .... it\'s gone. You might never find anotherone this good, and if there\'s one thing I\'ve learned aboutantiques/collectables, when items are of quality and extremelyrare, he who hesitatesusually loses out.
A very rare,early, Victorian hallmarked silver, castle-topcard case,depicting a delightful view of St Pauls Cathedral, London, made by Nathaniel Mills inBirmingham in 1844. The repousse relief workmanship in this card case is without doubt some of the best we\'ve ever seen !!
This example is in good condition. Itfeaturesfinelyengravedfloral/leaf scrolls on an engine turned ground, centred to verso by a C-scroll cartouche, engraved with a knights arm holding a cross. Under the lidismarked with an N.M makers mark for Nathaniel Mills, in addition to Queen Victoria\'s head duty mark, the lion passant, with Birmingham anchor assay office mark and the gothic dateletter \'V\' for 1844.
Condition: A beautiful example of a very rare castle-top cardcaseby the very best Birmingham silver maker. This delightful card case is in good used condition. It does have age related wear/tear to the leather case and some beautiful silver patina, commensurate with 172 years ofage, but nothing unusual.
This stylish card case has stunning engine turned decoration with beautiful floral backgrounds and superbly detailed, high reliefthree-dimensional scene of St Paul’s Cathedral. A real must for anyserious silver collector.
Nathaniel Mills ...
A registered silversmith in Birmingham, between 1826-1857 and isundoubtedly, the most famous Victorian silversmith in making castle-toppieces. Nathaniel Millscastle-top pieces are highly collectable,and would add value to any silver collection.
St Paul’s Cathedral…
AnAnglican cathedral,the seat of theBishop of Londonand themother churchof theDiocese of London.It sits onLudgate Hillat the highest point of theCity of London. Its dedication toPaul the Apostledates back to the original church, founded in AD 604.The present church, dating from the late 17th century, was designed in theEngish Baroquestyle bySir Christopher Wren. Its construction, completed in Wren\'s lifetime, was part of a major rebuilding programme in the City after theGreat Fire of London.
The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London. Its dome, framed by the spires of Wren\'s City churches, dominated the skyline for 300 years.At 365 feet (111m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967. The dome is among the highest in the world.
St Paul\'s Cathedral occupies a significant place in the national identity.It is the central subject of much promotional material, as well as of images of the dome surrounded by the smoke and fire of theBlitz.Services held at St Paul\'s have included: the funerals ofLord Nelson, Duke of Wellington andSirWinston Churchill,jubilee celebrations forQueen Victoria,peace services marking the end of the First and Second World Wars, Royal weddings, the launch of the Festival of Britain and the thanks giving services for the Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees and the 80th and 90th birthdays ofQueen Elizabeth II.
St Paul\'s Cathedral is also a working church with hourly prayer and daily services.
Dimensions of as follows ...
Length: 4 inches or 10.2 cm
Width: 2.75 inches or 7 cm
Depth: 0.6 inch or 1.1 cm (deepest point)
Weight: 69 grams or 2.4 oz
Nathaniel Millsrare silver card cases have become so very collectable and are only going toappreciate in value in years to come. A solid future investment. (You\'ll certainly get a better return than keeping your money in the bank at the moment.)
This would make an excellent gift, especially for someone that works in the City of London.Ideal for carrying modern day credit or business cards. It\'d certainly be a talking point for impressing friends or workcolleagues.
The Nathaniel Mills, St Paul’s Cathedral cardcase, willbe sent out recorded, special delivery with insurance.
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Rare Antique Silver 1844 Nathaniel Mills St Paul\'s Cathedral Card Case:
$3138.34