A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Crystal Palace,

over-stamped with maker's mark of JW Co., Birmingham 1850,

rounded rectangular form, the hinged cover with a view of the palace, the sides and base with foliate scroll decoration and with a vacant shield cartouche, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 5.3cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.

Purchased from Nicholas Shaw Antiques, Petworth, West Sussex, 3 March 2004.