Victorian Antique Silver 'Selby Bridge & Abbey' Vinaigrette
DAVID PETTIFER, Birmingham 1850
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An extremely rare Victorian silver Vinaigrette of shaped rectangular form, the base with engraved tartan decoration surrounding a vacant cartouche, the lid engraved with a scene depicting Selby Bridge in Yorkshire with boats in the foreground, a steam train crossing the bridge and Selby Abbey in the background. Attached suspension ring.
By David Pettifer, Birmingham, 1850
Sold - £4,000.00
Condition
In good condition with no damage or repair, the suspension ring possibly added at a later date.
Dimensions
H
9 mm
(0.35 inches)
W
35 mm
(1.38 inches)
D
22 mm
(0.87 inches)
Weight
13.00 Grams
(0.42 troy ounces)
Country
England
Stock Code
EBPP170114A
Medium
Silver
Literature
The attached print depicting the same scene was produced by J & F Harwood of Fenchurch Street in London in 1842. It shows a train crossing the newly opened [in 1840] bridge across the Ouse, linking Selby by rail to Hull.
Selby had the earliest railway station in Yorkshire, built in 1834 and was also a prosperous port until the opening of the Aire and Calder canal to Goole eventually took much of its river trade.
