Silver & Objects of Vertu - 23rd January 2018
Lot 220
A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette
Estimate £250 - £300 | Hammer £450
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Description
A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Kenilworth Castle,
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1837,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised view of the Castle, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, foliate scroll borders, the sides and base with reeded and engine-turned tartan decoration, the base with a vacant cartouche, length 3.8cm, approx. weight 0.7oz.