A Victorian silver engraved vinaigrette

A Victorian silver engraved vinaigrette, William Shakespeare's House,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1849,

rounded shaped rectangular form, the hinged cover with an engraved scene of the house, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, the sides and base with engraved foliate scroll and engine-turned decoration, the base with a vacant cartouche, length 5.2cm, approx. weight 0.8oz.

Provenance: purchased at Christie's, South Kensington, Objects of Vertu and Miniatures, 18 March, 2003, lot 159.