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THE CASTLE-TOP MARK OF NATHANIEL MILLS, BIRMINGHAM, 1836
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A WILLIAM IV SILVER-GILT CASTLE-TOP VINAIGRETTE AND SIX VARIOUS EXAMPLES
THE CASTLE-TOP MARK OF NATHANIEL MILLS, BIRMINGHAM, 1836
Rectangular, with floral borders and engine-turned base, the cover depicting Abbotsford House, with hinged floral pierced grille, marked inside cover and base; together with six vinaigrettes, each with hinged pierced grille, one mark of David Reid, London, 1814, square, the cover with cast figural scene and the base with foliage, scrolls and shell motif surrounding a monogram, marked on inside base, one mark of Wm. Lea & Co., Birmingham, 1818, rectangular, the cover with cast figural scene and the base engraved with a geometric motif surrounding a crest with a coronet, marked on side under cover, one mark of Matthew Linwood, Birmingham, 1820, rectangular, the cover and base with engraved foliate and geometric pattern, marked inside cover and base, one mark of Matthew Linwood, 1806, rectangular, silver-gilt with chased basketweave decoration, marked on side under cover, one mark of Rawlings and Summers, London, 1841, rectangular, silver-gilt, the cover with cast figural scene and the base with cast scrolls and floral motifs surrounding a monogram cartouche, marked inside base, and one mark Alfred Taylor, Birmingham, 1862, rectangular, silver-gilt with guilloche panels and floral borders, marked inside cover and base
The castle top 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long (7)
THE CASTLE-TOP MARK OF NATHANIEL MILLS, BIRMINGHAM, 1836
Rectangular, with floral borders and engine-turned base, the cover depicting Abbotsford House, with hinged floral pierced grille, marked inside cover and base; together with six vinaigrettes, each with hinged pierced grille, one mark of David Reid, London, 1814, square, the cover with cast figural scene and the base with foliage, scrolls and shell motif surrounding a monogram, marked on inside base, one mark of Wm. Lea & Co., Birmingham, 1818, rectangular, the cover with cast figural scene and the base engraved with a geometric motif surrounding a crest with a coronet, marked on side under cover, one mark of Matthew Linwood, Birmingham, 1820, rectangular, the cover and base with engraved foliate and geometric pattern, marked inside cover and base, one mark of Matthew Linwood, 1806, rectangular, silver-gilt with chased basketweave decoration, marked on side under cover, one mark of Rawlings and Summers, London, 1841, rectangular, silver-gilt, the cover with cast figural scene and the base with cast scrolls and floral motifs surrounding a monogram cartouche, marked inside base, and one mark Alfred Taylor, Birmingham, 1862, rectangular, silver-gilt with guilloche panels and floral borders, marked inside cover and base
The castle top 1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long (7)