A Victorian silver engraved vinaigrette

A Victorian silver engraved vinaigrette, The Law Courts, Dublin.

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1849,

rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of the Courts from the River Liffey, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, scroll borders, the sides and base with engraved foliate scroll decoration, the base with a vacant cartouche, length 3.5cm, approx. weight 0.4oz.

Provenance: purchased in these rooms, The Petzall Collection, 28 October 2008, lot 342.