St. GEORGE\'S CHURCH CLIFTON SILVER CARD CASE, Birmingham 1847 Nathaniel Mills
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St. GEORGE\'S CHURCH CLIFTON SILVER CARD CASE, Birmingham 1847 Nathaniel Mills:
$3637.79
Quality Silver -Sensible Prices
We are offering for sale an extremely rare and probably unique Victorian silver card case depicting St. George\'s Church in Bristol (see final image for a plate etching of the church).The caseshould be considered as a \"castle top\", although rather than purchased as a tourist souvenir it wouldhave been specially commissioned to be made by the master box maker Nathaniel Mills in 1847 for presentation to the local vicar.
The front of the card case is engraved with a view of the Church, and inscribed \"How amiable are thy tabernacles O Lord of hosts!\" (Psalm 84:1)and \'A day in thy courts is better than a thousand\" (Psalm 84:10).
The obverse isengraved with a bible on a cushion, and inscribed \"Feed My Sheep\" (John 21:20), and \"Lo I am with you alway even unto the end of the world\" (Matthew 28:20), and \"A remembrance to my much esteemed and faithful Pastor Rev. R.L. Hopper, 1st January 1848\".
The borders of both sides and the edges of the box are engraved with a foliate design. The cardcase is in excellent, crispcondition throughout.
St. George\'s Churchis located on Brandon Hill in Clifton, wasdesigned by Sir Robert Smirke and built in the early 1820\'s. Since 1999, ithas been used as a concert venue. The Reverend Ralph L. Hopper was inducted to the vicarage of St. George\'s in 1844 and was formerley at Pittville, Cheltenham. He wasa vocal abolitionist of the slave trade.
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MEASUREMENTS: 8.5cm x 4.8cm (3.3\" x 1.9\"); 50g weight
MARKS: Full set of English hallmarks (guaranteeing Sterling 925 standard silver) for Birmingham 1847, madeby Nathaniel Mills.
CONDITION: Excellent.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions. Gary.
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Quality Silver -Sensible Prices
St. GEORGE\'S CHURCH CLIFTON SILVER CARD CASE, Birmingham 1847 Nathaniel Mills:
$3637.79