Silver - 27th January 2010

Lot 95

A fine Victorian Scottish provincial silver-gilt 'castle top' vinaigrette

Estimate £4,000 - £5,000

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Description

A fine Victorian Scottish provincial silver-gilt 'castle top' vinaigrette, by Rettie and Son of Aberdeen, with Edinburgh marks for 1864, oval form, the cover with a scene of a house within foliate scroll borders, the base inscribed, 'Roderick Mackenzie's House in Bombay 1847', with a pierced foliate scroll grille, length 6.3cm, approx. weight 3oz.