An early-Victorian silver-gilt 'castle-top' vinaigrette

An early-Victorian silver-gilt 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Warwick Castle,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1837,

rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of the Castle, chased foliate sides, engine-turned base, foliate borders, with an initialled cartouche, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.7cm, approx. weight 0.8oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.

Purchased from Gerald Sattin Ltd., London, 23 November 1992.