Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham Drawings & Prints The work depicting an allegory

The work depicting an allegory of the arts

The painting circa 1780

Birmingham

Faugh-a-Ballagh (foaled 1841 in Ireland

The painting shows a stormy landscape with the shepherd and his flock

Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham Drawings & Prints The work depicting an allegoryA 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