Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16th April 2019

Lot 310

A George III silver vinaigrette

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £380

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Description

A George III silver vinaigrette,

by Matthew Linwood, Birmingham 1808,

rectangular form, the hinged cover engraved with Demeter and Dionysus on a prick-dot background and initialled M, the interior fitted with a hinged silver-gilt grille pierced with musical instruments, sheet music and foliate scrolls, length 3.7cm, approx. weight 0.7oz.