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Extremely Rare Victorian Silver Castle Top Vinaigrette Showing Christchurch College, Oxford 1851
Sandbanks Antiques
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Extremely Rare Victorian Silver Castle Top Vinaigrette Showing Christchurch College, Oxford 1851

19th century
Description

Extremely rare Victorian silver castle top vinaigrette showing Christchurch College, Oxford – featuring Tom Tower.

Made by Nathaniel Mills and marked for Birmingham 1851.

Dimensions: 4cm long by 3cm wide.

Weight: 32.5g

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Sandbanks Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Castle Top Vinaigrette to the Victorian era.

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Description
Extremely rare Victorian silver castle top vinaigrette showing Christchurch College, Oxford – featuring Tom Tower.

Made by Nathaniel Mills and marked for Birmingham 1851.

Dimensions: 4cm long by 3cm wide.

Weight: 32.5g

Date of Manufacture

Sandbanks Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Castle Top Vinaigrette to the Victorian era.

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Sandbanks Antiques
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Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2025

Specialising in antique silver, gold boxes, gold coins and objects de vertu. Rare fine-quality imperial chinese porcelain, jades, cloisonné

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A rectangular sterling silver vinaigrette with a relief depicting Christchurch College in Oxford surrounded by a scrolled edge.
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Archive I A rectangular sterling silver vinaigrette with a relief depicting Christchurch College in Oxford surrounded by a scrolled edge.

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A rectangular sterling silver vinaigrette with a relief depicting Christchurch College in Oxford surrounded by a scrolled edge.
Extremely Rare Victorian Silver Castle Top Vinaigrette Showing Christchurch College, Oxford 1851
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A rectangular sterling silver vinaigrette with a relief depicting Christchurch College in Oxford surrounded by a scrolled edge.
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A castle top vinaigrette is a small 19th-century silver container featuring a high-relief depiction of a landmark, cathedral, castle, or prominent building on its lid, originally created to hold a scent-soaked sponge.

These items were predominantly crafted from sterling silver, frequently featuring gilt silver interiors to protect the metal from the corrosive acid in smelling salts or aromatic vinegar.

Authentic examples feature official British hallmark stamps indicating the silversmith, standard mark, assay office, and date letter, alongside precise die-stamped architectural relief detailing.

Small antique silver objects are typically displayed inside a glass vitrine, set upon a decorative tray on a desk, or layered alongside books on a mantelpiece.

Gently wipe the surface using a soft cotton cloth and a specialised silver polish, taking care to avoid liquid dips that remove natural oxidisation from recessed areas.
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