Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th October 2022 - 26 Oct 2022
A collection of three 19th century silver-gilt vinaigrettes
A collection of three 19th century silver-gilt vinaigrettes,
comprising: a William IV one by Charles Rawlings & William Summers, London 1832, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate scroll borders, the interior with a pierced and foliate scroll grille, length 3.8cm, plus one by Ledsam, Vale & Wheeler, Birmingham 1828, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate borders, the cover initialled, the interior grille pierced and engraved with an urn of flowers, and one by J Tongue, Birmingham 1833, with an associated cover by Gervase Wheeler, the grille with an urn of flowers, the cover engraved 'Anne Greenway', length 3.4cm, approx. weight 2.6oz. (3)
Provenance: A Private Collection.
one purchased from J.H. Bourdon-Smith, Mason's Yard, London, 1 October 1980.