Important South African Art & Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 21 October 2013
English Silver and Furniture
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About this Item
A George III silver vinaigrette, Joseph Wilmore, Birmingham, 1815
rectangular, the hinged cover with a central reserve engraved with the initials ‘MC’ against a scale-pattern ground, overall pricking decoration, the base with a central panel with a bright-cut foliate engraving, with gilt interior, the grille pierced and engraved with foliate decoration, 18,1g, 3,9cm wide; and a George IV silver vinaigrette, John Bettridge, Birmingham, 1827, rectangular, the hinged cover with a central reserve engraved with the inscription ‘JL TO JRD’ against a ground of alternating bands of bright-cut patterns, overall prick-work decoration, the base with a bright-cut flower, the gilt interior with a grille pierced and engraved with a flower amongst scrolling leaves, 13,3g, 3,5cm wide