Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Cigar Case Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840 Paintings and graphite

and graphite

the top having a stepped crown

The lidded box very finely enameled with Champlevé in a floral design

the highest being 47" floor to top

Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Cigar Case Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840 Paintings and graphiteA 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