Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 26th October 2022 - 26th October 2022
Lot 542
A rare George IV silver-gilt commemorative vinaigrette
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £3500
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Description
A rare George IV silver-gilt commemorative vinaigrette,
by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1820,
modelled as a crown to celebrate the Coronation of George IV, with a Maltese cross finial and ring attachment, the interior with a finely pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 2.7cm, approx. weight 0.4oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Asprey and Co., London, 17 June 1985.
For a similar example see Delieb, E., Investing in Silver, Barrie and Rockliff, 1968, page 111.