Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 343

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £550

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Description

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Scott Memorial,

by William and Edward Turnpenny, Birmingham 1845,

oval form, the hinged cover with a raised scene of the Memorial, reeded sides and base with engraved tartan scroll decoration, the base with a vacant cartouche, the interior with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille, length 5cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.