(Silver & Objects of Vertu, 31st March 2021) A late 19th century German unmarked silver and guilloche enamel pill box / compact, probably Pforzheim circa 1899 A late 19th century German unmarked silver and guilloche enamel pill box / compact, probably Pforzheim circa 1899 Of rounded circular form with a hinged domed lid raised by a simple thumbpiece. The lid with engine turned decoration toped with translucent white enamel, painted with three sprigs on mistletoe. The underside engraved with a presentation inscription reading “To Mother from her children, Glenbuck, 26th Oct 1899”. The gilt interior with a mirror. Diameter – 4.4 cm / 1.75 inches Weight – 41 grams / 1.32 ozt The inscription probably refers to the family of Charles Howatson 1832-1918, a mine owner who built Glenbuck House, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1879, he was survived by his widow and three children.
(Silver & Objects of Vertu, 31st March 2021) A late 19th century German unmarked silver and guilloche enamel pill box / compact, probably Pforzheim circa 1899 A late 19th century German unmarked silver and guilloche enamel pill box / compact, probably Pforzheim circa 1899 Of rounded circular form with a hinged domed lid raised by a simple thumbpiece. The lid with engine turned decoration toped with translucent white enamel, painted with three sprigs on mistletoe. The underside engraved with a presentation inscription reading “To Mother from her children, Glenbuck, 26th Oct 1899”. The gilt interior with a mirror. Diameter – 4.4 cm / 1.75 inches Weight – 41 grams / 1.32 ozt The inscription probably refers to the family of Charles Howatson 1832-1918, a mine owner who built Glenbuck House, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1879, he was survived by his widow and three children.
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