Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Cigar Case Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840 Sculpture The brim of the helmet

The brim of the helmet also in parcel gilt and finely engraved and pierced

and one other nest with three eggs

also flanked by two short drawers

The painting is oil on artist's board and is signed lower right and having the artist's stamp to the vesro

Antique Sterling Silver Castle Top Cigar Case Nathaniel Mills Birmingham 1840 Sculpture The brim of the helmetA 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