Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023

Lot 1519

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Lichfield Cathedral,

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2394

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Description

A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Lichfield Cathedral,
by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1843,
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 urn and foliate scroll grille, length 4.2cm, approx. weight 1.1oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.