Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th October 2022 - 26th October 2022
Lot 537
A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, possibly Gloucester Cathedral,
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1845,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with a view of a cathedral, foliate borders, engine-turned decoration, the underside with a vacant shield cartouche, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4.2cm, approx. weight 1oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London.