Important South African Art & Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery

Live Auction, 21 October 2013

English Silver and Furniture

Sold for

ZAR 3 279
Lot 275
  • A William IV silver vinaigrette, William Simpson, Birmingham, 1833


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000USD 170 - 227
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 3 279

About this Item

Birmingham, England
A William IV silver vinaigrette, William Simpson, Birmingham, 1833 rectangular, the hinged cover with a prick-work seaweed motif surrounding an oval reserve engraved with the initials 'EW', with a cast floral border and reeded sides, the base with a bright-cut engraved flower, with gilt interior and later grille pierced and engraved with foliage, 9,7g, 2,7cm wide; a George IV silver vinaigrette, Thomas and William Simpson, Birmingham, 1824, rectangular, the hinged cover with a central reserve engraved with the initials 'JA' against an engine-turned ground within a cast floral border, with reeded sides and engine-turned base, gilt interior and grille pierced and engraved with foliage, 13,7g, 3cm wide; and a Victorian silver vinaigrette, Thomas Shaw, Birmingham, 1838, rectangular, the hinged cover engraved with a vacant central reserve against an engine-turned ground, with cast borders, reeded sides and engine-turned base, with gilt interior and pierced and engraved foliate grille, 17,3g, 3,4cm wide (3)

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