Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th October 2022 - 26th October 2022
Lot 490
A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' vinaigrette
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' vinaigrette, St. Mary's Church Beverley,
by George Unite, Birmingham 1844,
shaped rectangular form, the hinged cover with a view of the church, foliate borders, inscribed 'St. Mary's Ch. Beverely', the underside with engraved foliate scroll decoration and with a vacant cartouche, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4.1cm, approx. weight 0.6oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Steppes Hill Farm Antiques, Stockbury, Kent, 11 April 1978.