Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16th July 2025
Lot 753
A rare Victorian silver engraved 'Castle-top' vinaigrette, Witley Court, Worcestershire,
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £2142
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Description
A rare Victorian silver engraved 'Castle-top' vinaigrette, Witley Court, Worcestershire,
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1843,
rectangular form, the hinged cover engraved with a scene of the house, foliate scroll sides and base on a matted background, the underside with an initialled cartouche, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4.5cm, approx. weight 1oz.
Provenance: The Michael Baggott Collection.
This view of Witley Court appeared in The London Illustrated News, 5 August, 1843.