Victorian silver chatelaine with pierced clasical decoration, sponsor's marks of William Francis Garrud, London 1889, having five attachments to include original scissor case, sponsor's marks of William Francis Garrud, London 1889, Victorian circular pin cushion, and a silver thimble case, sponsor's marks of Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1888, 1889, a white-metal propelling pencil and a white-metal note pad, 47.5cm long, 160g approx weighable silver

Alice Castello (nee Child) Shepherd

Her initials shown as ACC or ACS on

• Silver chatelaine (lot 86) initials on thimble

Born 1859 Bogota, Columbia and died 1892 Malabar Hill, Bombay, India – still one of the most exclusive addresses in the world.

Stepdaughter and an heir of Salomon F Koppel (1832-1910),

‘…one of the most important foreigners in the country [Colombia]: he was the first manager of the Banco de Bogotá, the first bank to be founded in Colombia in 1870, he participated in the founding of the Banco de Santander in 1872 and in that of the Banco de Crédito Hipotecario in 1883. He also became involved in the construction of several railroads in different parts of the national territory and was the first consul of the German Empire in Bogotá since 1872, among many other activities.’

Translated Extract from “The Ashkenazim of the Caribbean: transatlantic networks of trade and migration between Frankfurt and Bogotá, through the British Empire in the 19th century”

Her sister, Fanny Castello Child, married Julio Mallarino, son of Acting President, Manuel María Mallarino Ibargüen of New Granada (which primarily covered Colombia and Panama with smaller portions of today's Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil).

Alice was the second wife of Joseph Shepherd – grandfather of the owner.