The Arthur Holder Collection of Silver & Vertu (Part 1) - 25th October 2016

Lot 406

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette

Estimate £700 - £900 | Hammer £650

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Description

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Abbotsford House,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1838,

rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised view of the House, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, foliate scroll borders, the sides and base with reeded and engine-turned decoration, the base with an initialled cartouche, length 4.1cm, approx. weight 0.8oz.