Important South African Art & Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 21 October 2013
English Silver and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 13 642
About this Item
Birmingham, England
A George III watch-shaped vinaigrette, Joseph Taylor, Birmingham, 1820
with a vacant reserve enclosed by an engraved border of foliate prick-work, the base similar, with gilt interior and pierced grille with foliate engraving, 5,6g, 2,2cm diameter; and a Victorian 14ct gold watch-shaped vinaigrette, apparently unmarked, the hinged cover with a circular panel engraved with the initials 'EGB', with overall engine-turned engraving and foliate sides, the associated 18ct gold grille pierced and engraved with a bird and thistle, 8,1g, 2,3cm diameter
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