Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 29th October 2019
Lot 464
A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' vinaigrette
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800
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Description
A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' vinaigrette, the Port of Beirut,
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1846,
shaped rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of the port with a dhow to the left, radiating sky, engine-turned sides and base, the base with an initialled cartouche, the interior with a pierced silver-gilt foliate scroll grille, length 4.5cm, approx. weight 0.9oz.