Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023
Lot 1515
A rare Victorian silver-gilt 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Manchester Cathedral,
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £2142
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Description
A rare Victorian silver-gilt 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Manchester Cathedral,
by Yapp and Woodward, Birmingham 1844,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of the cathedral, engine-turned sides and base, foliate borders, with a vacant cartouche, the interior with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt rosette and foliate scroll grille, length 4.1cm, approx. weight 1oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection.