The Arthur Holder Collection of Silver & Vertu (Part 1) - 25th October 2016
Lot 424
PLEASE NOTE: This vinaigrette is Westminster Abbey not Lincoln Cathedral as stated. A Victorian...
Estimate £700 - £900 | Hammer £800
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Description
PLEASE NOTE: This vinaigrette is Westminster Abbey not Lincoln Cathedral as stated.
A Victorian silver engraved vinaigrette,
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1843,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of the Abbey, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, scroll borders, the sides and base with engraved foliate scroll decoration, the base with an initialled cartouche, length 3.7cm, approx. weight 0.6oz.