A rare Victorian silver card case, die stamped with the reclining figures of Ino and the infant Bacchus framed by grapevines and scrolls on a matted ground, 10cm h, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1854 (see illustration) The marble sculpture of this title by John Henry Foley (1818-1874) caused a sensation when first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1840. ++ In excellent condition