Important South African Art & Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 21 October 2013
English Silver and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 6 000
About this Item
London, England
A Victorian silver combination scent bottle and vinaigrette, Thomas Johnson I, London, 1873
in the form of a cornucopia, the hinged cover moulded with the name 'Ada', with gilt interior, the grille pierced with a quatrefoil and foliate motif, the opposing end with screw-top cover and chain attachment, 60g, 10,2cm long; and a silver-mounted horn snuff mull vinaigrette, apparently unmarked, 19th century, the curved horn body with a silver hinged dome-shaped cover chased and embossed with thistles and set with a citrine, with chain and loop attachment, gilt interior, pull-off circular grille with ring handle and pierced acanthus quatrefoil decoration and a silver band engraved with the initials 'H.V', 5,2cm long
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