Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25 Apr 2017

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A rare Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' vinaigrette

£1,500 - £2,000

A rare Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' vinaigrette, with an unidentified building,

by George Unite, Birmingham 1845,

rectangular form, the hinged cover engraved with a scene of the building surrounded by foliate decoration, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, the base with engraved foliate scroll decoration and an initialled cartouche, length 4cm, approx. weight 0.6oz.

For a similar example see, Delib,E., 1979 edition, page 103. where he attributes it to a scene possibly of Windsor barracks.

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