Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 340

A Victorian silver-gilt 'castle-top' vinaigrette

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1800

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Description

A Victorian silver-gilt 'castle-top' vinaigrette, York Minster,

by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1845,

shaped rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised view of the Minster, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, the sides and base with engraved foliate scroll decoration, length 3.8cm, approx. weight 0.8oz.