Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

286 A Victorian silver-gilt bosun’s whistle and vinaigrette, Asprey & Co Ltd, 21 June 1870 in the form of a cornucopia, the hinged cover engraved with the initials ‘ETL’, with foliate, pierced grille, ring attachment and chain, engraved registration mark, 13,8g, 5cm long R3 000 – 4 000 287 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 (2) R5 000 – 6 000 288 A 14ct gold and citrine vinaigrette, probably Scottish, early 19th century rectangular with canted corners, the cover and base set with a citrine, with reeded rims, the interior with a pierced grille applied with a thistle, some splits to the gold rims, 37,2g, 3,7cmwide R6 000 – 8 000 288 287 286 PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR | LOTS 263-298 114