Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Card Case by Nathaniel Mills

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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Card Case by Nathaniel Mills

Name: Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Card Case by Nathaniel Mills
Brand: Nathaniel Mills
Rating: 5 (13 reviews)

About the Item

Nathaniel Mills castle-top card case, depicting St Paul’s Cathedral London, in high relief. The card case is shaped in a rectangular form with the view surrounded by scroll, flowerhead and foliate decoration on a matted ground. The reverse is decorated in a similar fashion to the front, around a shaped cartouche engraved with "N.M'. St Paul's is not a view which is seen often on card cases, especially in high relief. Nathaniel Mills was the finest maker of this type of card case. Weight: 72.4g Nathaniel Mills: The founder of brand name, Nathaniel Mills, the elder registered the maker's mark at the Birmingham Assay Office in 1803 while being a partner in "Mills and Langston, Jewellers Northwood". In 1825, he registered his own mark "N.M" within the rectangle and started to produce silverware. He became especially recognizable for his objects of vertu, such as well-constructed silver and gold boxes, card cases, snuff boxes and vinaigrettes. After Nathaniel Mills I's death, the workshop was inherited by his son Nathaniel Mills II in 1840. He was born in 1811 and completed his apprenticeship at the father's company. As a talented innovator, he implemented several techniques to the production, such as stamping, casting and engine-turning. During his father's lifetime, he significantly increased the business and enlarged the premises. Under his guidance, the firm quickly made its reputation as the most prolific and important boxmaker in Birmingham. The workshop was especially celebrated for its "castle-top" boxes. Such boxes were noted for elaborately chased lids depicting castles, cathedrals, abbeys, stately homes and other landmarks of Britain.

Creator:
Nathaniel Mills (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 4 in (10.16 cm)Width: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Silver
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1840-1849
Date of Manufacture:
1845
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Uckfield, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU4383127733042

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