Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 31 Jan 2024
A Victorian silver-gilt 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Newstead Abbey,
A Victorian silver-gilt 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Newstead Abbey,
by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1837,
rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised view of the Abbey, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, foliate scroll borders, the sides with chased foliate scroll decoration, the base with engine-turned decoration, and with a vacant cartouche, length 4.2cm, approx. weight 1.2oz.