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Click here to subscribeA George III silver-gilt vinaigrette, maker's mark worn, Birmingham 1808, rectangular form, with basket-weave and dot decoration, the grille with pierced and engraved urn and flower decoration, length 3cm, approx. weight 0.6oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London,12 September 1979.
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: three cream jugs, a pair of oval salt cellars, one blue glass liner, a Victorian silver-gilt mounted clear glass scent bottle, London 1865, a pepper pot, a modern corkscrew, a miniature tambourine, various spoons and a metalware dish, approx. weighable 17oz. (qty)
A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' vinaigrette, St. Mary's Church Beverley, by George Unite, Birmingham 1844, shaped rectangular form, the hinged cover with a view of the church, foliate borders, inscribed 'St. Mary's Ch. Beverely', the underside with engraved foliate scroll decoration and with a vacant cartouche, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4.1cm, approx. weight 0.6oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Steppes Hill Farm Antiques, Stockbury, Kent, 11 April 1978.
A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Crystal Palace, over-stamped with maker's mark of JW Co., Birmingham 1850, rounded rectangular form, the hinged cover with a view of the palace, the sides and base with foliate scroll decoration and with a vacant shield cartouche, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 5.3cm, approx. weight 1.1oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Nicholas Shaw Antiques, Petworth, West Sussex, 3 March 2004.
A Victorian parcel-gilt silver vinaigrette, by John Tongue, Birmingham 1855, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised silver-gilt scene of a cherub within a foliate scroll border, the base inscribed 'Presented to Rosina Julia Gilbert as a token of love by her uncle Saml. Gilbert on the day of her marriage, March 11th 1856', the interior with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille, length 2.8cm, approx. weight 0.3oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Caroline Penman, (Olympia Antiques Fair), 8 June 1976.
A Victorian silver engraved 'castle-top' vinaigrette, York Minster, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1845, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a view of the Minster, scroll borders, the underside with engraved foliate scroll decoration and engraved with initials, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.7cm, approx. weight 0.6oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London.
A William IV silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Abbotsford House, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1835, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of the house, engine-turned sides and base, foliate borders, with a vacant cartouche, the interior with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt foliate scroll grille, length 4.3cm, approx. weight 1oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Shelia and John Petford, 3 May 1979.
A Victorian novelty silver horn vinaigrette / scent bottle, by S. Mordan, London 1870, retailed by Ortner and Houle, plain form, plain hinged cover with holes for pins, with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille, the terminal with a screw-off mouthpiece, (in a stuck position), with a chain and ring attachment, length 11cm, approx. weight 1.9oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased 12 September 1979.
A Victorian novelty silver horn vinaigrette / scent bottle, by S. Mordan, London 1872, plain form, plain hinged cover, with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille, the terminal with a screw-off mouthpiece, with a chain and ring attachment, length 10.7cm, approx. weight 2.2oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Brufords of Exeter, May 1978.
A Victorian novelty silver horn vinaigrette / scent bottle, by S. Mordan, London 1872, plain form, plain hinged cover applied with a monogram, with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille, the terminal with a screw-off mouthpiece, with a chain and ring attachment, length 7.5cm, approx. weight 1.2oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased 20 June 1978.
A Victorian novelty silver horn vinaigrette / scent bottle, by Thomas Johnson, London 1873, retailed by Thornhill, chased with birds and foliate scroll decoration, the hinged cover with an initial, with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille, the terminal with a screw-off mouthpiece, with a chain and ring attachment, length 11cm, approx. weight 2.3oz. Provenance: A Private Collection.
A Victorian novelty silver horn vinaigrette / whistle, by S. Mordan, London 1872, with a registration lozenge for 1870, plain form, plain hinged cover, with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille, the terminal with a whistle, with a chain attachment, length 5cm, approx. weight 0.4oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Steppes Hill Farm Antiques, Stockbury, Kent, 5 April 1977.
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: a Victorian mustard pot, by Joseph Angell, London 1856, a modern coaster, a shell dish, a pen tray, a cigarette box, a miniature watering can, a kitchen pepper, a cotton holder, an inkwell, miniature sledge, a locket, a box, a heart-shaped pin cushion, a pill box and a gold-mounted revolving smoky quartz fob seal, with three faces, engraved with an armorial and crest, with a chain, approx. weighable 23oz, weight of chain 10g. (qty)
A Victorian novelty silver horn vinaigrette / scent bottle, by Thomas Johnson, London 1872, plain form, the hinged cover with a monogram, with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt foliate grille, the terminal with a screw-off mouthpiece set with an agate cabouchon, with a chain and ring attachment, length 8.8cm, approx. weight 1.7oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Andrew Grant Auctions, Worcester, 4 November 1982.
A Victorian novelty silver-gilt horn vinaigrette / scent bottle, by S. Mordan, London 1872, plain form, plain hinged cover, with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille, the terminal with a screw-off mouthpiece, chain a.f, length 7.5cm, approx. weight 1.1oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Andrew Grant Auctions, Worcester, 4 November 1982.
A small collection of four early 19th century silver vinaigrettes, including: one by Taylor and Perry, Birmingham 1844, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, the hinged cover initialled, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.5cm, plus one by John Bettridge, Birmingham 1818, rectangular form, foliate decoration, pierced foliate grille, length 3.5cm, one by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1811, reeded rectangular form, pierced foliate grille, length 3.1cm, and one by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1922, reeded rectangular form, the silver-gilt grille pierced and engraved with a foliate rosette motif, length 2.7cm, approx. weight 2.1oz. (4) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A William IV novelty silver book vinaigrette, by Taylor and Perry, Birmingham 1835, rectangular form, engine-turned covers, reeded spine, inscribed 'Eliza', the interior with a pierced and engraved and pierced silver-gilt foliate scroll grille, length 3.4cm, plus another vinaigrette of book form, by the same maker, Birmingham 1834, the grille pierced with a flower head motif, length 2.6cm, plus a Victorian one of book form, by David Pettifer, Birmingham 1856, engine-turned decoration, with a ring attachment, length 3.3cm, approx. total weight 1.1oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A collection of four 19th century silver vinaigrettes, comprising: one by Matthew Linwood, Birmingham 1806, fluted shell form, the interior with a pierced silver-gilt filigree grille, length 2.5cm, one by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1818, bag form, engraved decoration, foliate borders, with a chain attachment, length 2.7cm, plus one by Thomas Willmore, no date letter, rectangular form, canted corners, engraved chequer board decoration, length 2.6cm, and an unmarked continental vinaigrette, tapering fluted vase form, the hinged cover with a ring attachment, the interior with a pierced grille, height 3.3cm, approx. total weight 1.8oz. Provenance: A Private Collection.
A small collection of three 19th century silver vinaigrettes, comprising: one by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1812, elongated rectangular form, canted corners, engraved fish-scale decoration, the hinged cover initialled, the interior with a pierced and chased foliate grille, length 4.2cm, plus one by J. Tongue, Birmingham 1844, elongated oblong form, engine-turned and foliate scroll decoration, length 3.6cm, plus one by Edward Smith, Birmingham 1840, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, the cover initialled, the interior with an engraved and pierced grille, length 4.1cm, approx. weight 1.7oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A small collection of three 19th century silver vinaigrettes, comprising: one by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1836, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate scroll borders, cushion sides, the cover initialled, the interior with a gilded, pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4.6cm, plus one by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1814, rectangular fluted form, the interior with a gilded, pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4.3cm, and one by George Unite, Birmingham 1883, shaped oval form, engraved foliate decoration, the interior with a gilded, pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4.2cm, approx. total weight 2.6oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A small collection of three William IV silver vinaigrettes, comprising: one by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1832, rectangular form, engraved foliate decoration, the cover initialled, the interior with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt foliate scroll grille, length 3.5cm, one by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1836, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate borders, the hinged cover with a vacant cartouche, the interior with a gilded pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.8cm, plus another by the same maker, London 1833, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, the cover initialled, the interior with an engraved and pierced foliate scroll grille, length 3.9cm, approx. total weight 2.4oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A small collection of three 19th century silver and silver-gilt vinaigrettes, including: one by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1850, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate thumb-piece, the cover applied with an initialled shield cartouche, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.9cm, plus another one by the same maker, Birmingham 1829, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, chased foliate borders, pierced foliate scroll grille, length 3.5cm, and a Victorian silver vinaigrette, by Edward Edwards, London 1840, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate scroll borders, the interior with a pierced and engraved grille with a lyre and trumpet within foliate decoration, length 3.8cm, approx. weight 2.6oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A collection of three 19th century silver-gilt vinaigrettes, comprising: a William IV one by Charles Rawlings & William Summers, London 1832, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate scroll borders, the interior with a pierced and foliate scroll grille, length 3.8cm, plus one by Ledsam, Vale & Wheeler, Birmingham 1828, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate borders, the cover initialled, the interior grille pierced and engraved with an urn of flowers, and one by J Tongue, Birmingham 1833, with an associated cover by Gervase Wheeler, the grille with an urn of flowers, the cover engraved 'Anne Greenway', length 3.4cm, approx. weight 2.6oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection. one purchased from J.H. Bourdon-Smith, Mason's Yard, London, 1 October 1980.
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: a sugar caster, by Carrington and Co., London 1892, baluster form, plus a pen tray, a three-handled cup, a pot, a pair of salt cellars, a pair of bonbon dishes, two ashtrays, a mustard pot, a miniature trug, a pair of salt cellars, a metalware beaker and an electroplated longboat salt cellar, approx. weighable 21oz. (qty)
A George III novelty silver-gilt bag vinaigrette, by John Shaw, Birmingham 1819, the bag with engraved decoration, the top with a foliate border, with a ring attachment, inscribed 'Mrs Josh. Stewart', the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.3cm, approx. weight 0.5oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, 12 September 1979.
A George III silver-gilt watch case vinaigrette, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1817, circular form, chased with trailing vine decoration on a matted background, engine-turned centres, rope-work border and plain ring attachment, the interior with a hinged pierced and engraved grille with a basket of flowers, length 4.5cm, approx. weight 0.9oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Sotheby's, London 22 October 1981.
A George III novelty silver-gilt purse vinaigrette, by Matthew Linwood, Birmingham 1816, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration and with a simulated strap cover, oak leaf and acorn borders, the interior with a pierced and chased trailing grapevine grille, length 3.9cm, approx. weight 0.9oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Laura Bourdignon, 14 November 2003.
A Victorian novelty silver-gilt bag vinaigrette, by D. Pettifer, Birmingham 1856, rounded rectangular cushion form, chased foliate scroll decoration on a matted background, the hinged cover with engraved foliate scroll decoration, with a chain attachment, pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.4cm, approx. weight 0.6oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London (Solihull Antiques Fair), April 1979.
A George III silver-gilt watch case vinaigrette, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1819, circular form, engine-turned decoration, chased foliate borders and foliate ring attachment, the interior with a hinged pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, the reverse with a hinged cover that opens to reveal a glazed compartment, length 4.7cm, approx. weight 0.9oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Sotheby's, London 22 October 1981.
A George III silver-gilt vinaigrette, possibly by William Bryson, London 1802, oblong form, the hinged cover with engraved decoration and with initials, the sides and base with engraved borders, the interior with a plain pierced grille, length 3.9cm, approx. weight 0.7oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London, 2 October 1979.
A Victorian novelty silver-gilt book vinaigrette, by Charles Rawlings and William Summers, London 1853, the cover engraved with a building and a boat on water in front, within foliate scroll decoration, the back with similar decoration and a foliate centre, the spine with foliate decoration and inscribed 'Forget Me Not', with a ring attachment, the interior with a hinged pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.9cm, approx. weight 0.9oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Hancocks, Burlington Gardens, London, 28 July 1995.
A George III silver-gilt watch case vinaigrette, by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1818, circular form, chased with trailing vine decoration on a matted background, engine-turned centres, foliate borders and foliate ring attachment, the interior with a hinged pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, with a central urn, length 5cm, approx. weight 1.3oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London (Solihull Antiques Fair), April 1979.
A George III silver vinaigrette, by Phipps and Robinson, London 1806, rectangular cushion form, the hinged cover and base with engraved foliate decoration and with the initial 'B', the cushion sides with chequerboard decoration, the interior with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt foliate grille, length 4cm, approx. weight 0.7oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London, 2 October 1979.
A George III silver-gilt vinaigrette, by William Ellerby, London 1807, rectangular form, chased basket-weave decoration, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate grille with a Greek key border, length 4.8cm, approx. weight 1.5oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Sotheby's London, 26 June 1980.
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: a matched pair of George II salt cellars, London 1754 and 1757, circular form, embossed with foliate decoration, a further salt cellar, lacking liners, a pair of swing-handled sugar baskets, by Atkin Brothers, Sheffield 1901, oval form, reeded border, a baluster cream jug, another cream jug, and a sugar bowl, approx. weight 29oz. (8)
A small collection of three early 19th century silver vinaigrettes, comprising: a George IV one by Edward Edwards, London 1828, rounded rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, reeded sides, foliate borders, the interior with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille with a basket of flowers, length 4cm, one by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1833, rectangular form, reeded decoration, the cover with a plain cartouche, the interior with a silver-gilt engraved and pierced grille, length 3.6cm, plus one by C. Cheshire, Birmingham 1883, rectangular form, engraved foliate decoration, with a ring attachment, pierced and engraved grille, length 4cm, approx. total weight 2.3oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A small collection of three 19th century silver vinaigrettes, comprising: one by Ledsam & Vale, Birmingham 1826, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate borders, reeded sides, the cover with a vacant cartouche, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4.2cm, plus one by David Pettifer, Birmingham 1858, rectangular form, engraved foliate and engine-turned decoration, pierced foliate scroll grille, and one by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1839, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, chased foliate cushion sides and borders, the cover inscribed 'Celia', the interior with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille, length 3.8cm, approx. weight 2.7oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A small collection of three 19th century silver and silver-gilt vinaigrettes, comprising: one by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1831, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, the cover initialled, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.9cm, another similar vinaigrette, by the same maker, Birmingham 1839, the cover applied with an initialled shield cartouche, length 3.6cm, and one by Matthew Linwood, Birmingham 1806, rounded rectangular form, fluted decoration, with a ring attachment, the interior with a pierced and chased grille, length 3.5cm, approx. total weight 2.2oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A small collection of three early 19th century silver vinaigrettes, comprising: one by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1824, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, central vacant cartouche, with bands of foliate scroll decoration, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4.5cm, plus a George III silver vinaigrette, by William Price, London 1801, reeded rectangular form, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved grille with a foliate basket and geometric decoration, length 3.9cm, and one by Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham 1816, rectangular form, canted corners, engraved decoration, with a chain attachment, the interior with a pierced and engraved double flower grille, length 3.6cm, approx. total weight 2.7oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A small collection of three 19th century silver vinaigrettes, comprising: one by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham, 1835, rectangular form, engine-turned decoration, foliate borders, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, the cover initialled, length 4.4cm, plus a George III one, by William Ellerby, London 1820, rectangular form, engraved trellis decoration, the interior with a gilded pierced and engraved grille, length 3.7cm, and one by Matthew Linwood, Birmingham 1808, rectangular form, engraved decoration, the cover engraved 'L'AMICIE' (Friendship), the interior pierced and engraved with a drum, flag and arms, length 3.7cm, approx. weight 2.8oz. (3) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A George III/IV silver-gilt watch case vinaigrette, by Ledsam & Vale, Birmingham no apparent date letter, circular form, engine-turned swirl decoration, ring attachment, plain pierced grille, length 3.5cm, plus a George IV silver-gilt watch case vinaigrette, by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1828, circular form, engine turned decoration, chased foliate scroll border and ring attachment, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll border, length 3.8cm, approx. weight 0.8oz. (2) Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London.
A George III novelty silver purse vinaigrette, by John Lawrence & Co., Birmingham 1818, rectangular form, engraved decoration and with a simulated strap cover and acorn motif, the gilded interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3cm, plus another George III novelty silver purse vinaigrette, by Ledsam & Vale, Birmingham 1819, rectangular form, engraved decoration and with a simulated strap cover, the gilded interior with a plain pierced grille, and also initialled, length 2.3cm, approx. weight 0.6oz. (2) Provenance: A Private Collection.
A Victorian silver-gilt mounted red glass scent bottle and vinaigrette, by S. Mordan, London 1871, circular form, plain sprung hinged cover with a push-button clasp, with a chain and ring attachment, the hinged base opens to reveal a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 7cm. Provenance: A Private Collection.
A George III novelty silver purse vinaigrette, by John Shaw, Birmingham 1818, rectangular form, engraved decoration and with a simulated strap cover, foliate borders, the gilded interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.2cm, approx. weight 0.6oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from J. H. Bourdon-Smith, 4 April 1989.
A George III parcel-gilt silver vinaigrette, by John Shaw, Birmingham 1811, rounded rectangular form, with alternate bands of silver and silver-gilt decoration with engine-turning and a Greek key border, the hinged cover with a vacant cartouche, the interior with a gilded pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.7cm, approx. weight 0.7oz. Provenance: A Private Collection.
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: an Edwardian tea caddy, Birmingham 1904, oval form, drop-ring handles, a pierced oval basket, London 1897, a pair of small pierced baskets, a pair of salt cellars, a George III oval salt cellar, three two-handled bowls, a cream jug, a wine coaster and a finial, approx. weighable 41oz. (qty)
A George III novelty silver bag vinaigrette, by Joseph Taylor, Birmingham 1819, the bag with engraved decoration, with two handles, later inscribed 'A. Redding', the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate grille, length 3.2cm, approx. weight 0.4oz. Provenance: A Private Collection.
A George IV silver-gilt watch case vinaigrette, by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1824, circular form, chased with trailing vine decoration on a matted background, foliate borders and foliate ring attachment, the interior with a hinged pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 5.5cm, approx. weight 0.8oz. Provenance: A Private Collection.
A George III silver vinaigrette, by Cocks and Bettridge, Birmingham, no date letter but double duty mark, shaped form, the cover with engraved decoration, the base with a flower motif, the gilded interior with a pierced and embossed grille of a fish, shell and net, length 2.6cm, approx. weight 0.2oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London, 27 April 1976.
A William IV silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Tintern Abbey, by Edwin Jones, Birmingham 1836, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of the abbey, engine-turned sides and base, foliate borders, with a vacant cartouche, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4cm, approx. weight 0.7oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London 16 January 1983.
An early-Victorian silver-gilt 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Warwick Castle, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1837, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of the Castle, chased foliate sides, engine-turned base, foliate borders, with an initialled cartouche, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 3.7cm, approx. weight 0.8oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Gerald Sattin Ltd., London, 23 November 1992.
A William IV silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Windsor Castle, by Edwin Jones, Birmingham 1836, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a view of the Castle from the river, foliate borders, engine-turned decoration, the underside with a vacant cartouche, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and chased foliate scroll grille, length 4cm, approx. weight 0.8oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Nicholas Shaw Antiques, Great Grooms, Billinghurst, West Sussex.
A William IV silver-gilt 'castle-top' vinaigrette, Dryburgh Abbey, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1834, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a scene of the abbey, engine-turned sides and base, foliate borders, with a vacant cartouche, the interior with a pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4.8cm, approx. weight 1.7oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Hancocks, Burlington Gardens, London, 20 June 1996.
A Victorian silver 'castle-top' vinaigrette, possibly Gloucester Cathedral, by Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1845, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a view of a cathedral, foliate borders, engine-turned decoration, the underside with a vacant shield cartouche, the interior with a silver-gilt pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 4.2cm, approx. weight 1oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London.
A Victorian novelty silver whistle vinaigrette, by George Unite, Birmingham 1875, tapering circular form, chased with foliate scroll decoration, on a matted background, the hinged cover opens to reveal a pull-out pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, with a ring attachment, length 5.8cm, approx. weight 0.7oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Gerald Sattin Ltd., London 15 June 1995.
A Victorian novelty silver pair of bellows vinaigrette, by David Pettifer, Birmingham 1857, the bellows of conventional form, engraved foliate scroll decoration, simulated leather sides, the interior with a hinged, engraved and pierced silver-gilt foliate scroll grille, length 6.5cm, approx. weight 1oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Studio Antiques, 25 April 1980.
A mixed lot of silver items, various dates and makers, comprising: a George III snuff box, by Richard Lockwood & John Douglas, London 1800, rectangular form, the cover with an armorial shield, four cigarette cases, a box, two vesta cases, a silver Dunhill lighter, London 1925, and an 18th century pair case watch, no movement, approx. weighable 12.5oz. (qty)
A George IV novelty silver basket of flowers vinaigrette, by John Shaw, Birmingham 1820, tapering rectangular form, with engraved basket-weave decoration, central carrying handle, with chased flowers, the interior with a pierced and engraved silver-gilt grille, length 2.7cm, approx. weight 0.2oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Mary Cooke Antiques, London.
A novelty silver and enamel ladybird vinaigrette, unmarked circa 1900, with sprung red and black enamelled wings, which open to reveal a grille with plain pierced decoration, the head with black enamel and set with two red eyes, the underside with textured legs, with a ring attachment, length 4.7cm. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Steppes Hill Farm Antiques, Stockbury, Kent, 24 August 1981.
A rare George IV silver-gilt commemorative vinaigrette, by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1820, modelled as a crown to celebrate the Coronation of George IV, with a Maltese cross finial and ring attachment, the interior with a finely pierced and engraved foliate scroll grille, length 2.7cm, approx. weight 0.4oz. Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Asprey and Co., London, 17 June 1985. For a similar example see Delieb, E., Investing in Silver, Barrie and Rockliff, 1968, page 111.
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