A moss agate and gold vinaigrette
A moss agate and gold vinaigrette

POSSIBLY SCOTTISH, CIRCA 1840, UNMARKED

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A moss agate and gold vinaigrette
Possibly Scottish, circa 1840, unmarked
Rectangular with canted corners, the cover set with a semi-translucent moss agate in shades of black, brown and grey, with reeded borders, the lower border chased with stylised Gothic foliate motifs, the base with a border of lozenges, the front-opening grille pierced with stylised foliage
1¼ in. (32 mm.) long

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