Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th October 2022 - 26th October 2022
Lot 492
A Victorian parcel-gilt silver vinaigrette
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £320
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Description
A Victorian parcel-gilt silver vinaigrette,
by John Tongue, Birmingham 1855,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised silver-gilt scene of a cherub within a foliate scroll border, the base inscribed 'Presented to Rosina Julia Gilbert as a token of love by her uncle Saml. Gilbert on the day of her marriage, March 11th 1856', the interior with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille, length 2.8cm, approx. weight 0.3oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Caroline Penman, (Olympia Antiques Fair), 8 June 1976.