Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham Recently Added circa 1895

circa 1895

later the Art Institute of Chicago

5 cm X 82 cm

75" wide X 22

Each table is of reverse serpentine shape and having a hinged fold over top

Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham Recently Added circa 1895A very elegant & charming antique sterling silver miniature locket vinaigrette by James Fenton, Birmingham, 1872. This miniature vinaigrette would have been worn as a locket on a chain, it is finely engraved with floral & engine turned decoration. The hinged lid enlosing an engraved and pierced hinged grille to receive a sponge with fragrant scent, a necessity with the stench of English cities in Victorian England. The back of the case is also