An early-Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette

An early-Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Windsor Castle,

by Gervase Wheeler, Birmingham 1840,

bag form, the hinged cover with a scene of the castle, the cushioned sides with foliate decoration on a matted background, with a chain and finger ring, the underside with initials, the interior with a pierced silver-gilt foliate scroll grille, length 3.2cm, approx. weight 0.5oz.