Important South African Art & Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 21 October 2013
English Silver and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 8 197
About this Item
Birmingham, England
A George IV silver castle-top vinaigrette of Kenilworth Castle, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham, 1827
rectangular, the hinged, cast cover with raised foliate borders, with reeded sides and an engine-turned base with a small vacant reserve, the gilt interior with a pierced and engraved foliate grille, minor oxidisation, 29,9g, 4,2cm wide
Notes
Kenilworth Castle was the eponymous subject of a popular novel by Sir Walter Scott.
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