St. Paul's Cathedral Cheroot Case, 1848

We are offering for sale a very beautiful silver cheroot case from the castle top series of Victorian boxes. The front of the case shows a scene of St. Paul's Cathedral in high relief and the obverse has a vacant cartouche. Both sides are profusely embossed with floral scrolls. The hinged cover is secured by a sprung catch that is released by pressing the button. This cheroot case was made by one of the lesser known Birmingham box makers, but in our experience the quality that David Pettfier produced was always of the highest calibre.

St Paul's Cathedral sits on the highest point of the City of London and the present building is reckoned to be London's fifth St Paul's Cathedral. The fourth St. Paul’s was burned down during the Great Fire of London in 1666. The present building is built of Portland Stone and was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. The first stone was laid in 1677 and the cathedral was completed in 1708. The St Paul's Cathedral is one of London's most visited sights and is home to the tombs of some of Britain’s most famous people: Nelson, Duke of Wellington, Winston Churchill, Florence Nightingale and JMW Turner. It was also used for the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981.

The scene depicted on the card case shows the Great West Door (left-hand side of photo) with the West End Clock Tower. To the back is the great Dome.