A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, St. George's Hall, Liverpool,

by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1854,

rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised view of the Hall, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, foliate scroll borders, the sides and base with engine-turned decoration, the base with a vacant cartouche, length 4.7cm, approx. weight 1.4oz.

Provenance: Objects of Vertu, The property of the Late Diana Keggie, Christie's South Kensington, London, 30th November 2005, lot 55.