Important South African Art & Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 21 October 2013
English Silver and Furniture
About this Item
Birmingham, England
A William IV silver Masonic vinaigrette, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham, 1831
rectangular, the hinged cover with a central circular reserve engraved with the all-seeing eye bordered by the inscription 'May it watch over you' surrounded by bright-cut engraved foliate decoration with prick-work detail, with a foliate border, the concave sides with prick-work bands, the base with a vacant rectangular reserve enclosed by a bright-cut floral decoration, gilt interior and grille pierced and engraved with foliage, 15,6g, 3,7cm wide
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