Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham Drawings & Prints Faugh-a-Ballagh (foaled 1841 in Ireland

Faugh-a-Ballagh (foaled 1841 in Ireland

Blue six-character signage to the base enclosed in a pair of concentric circles

Birmingham

the tray likely made in Damascus

The tray's border having four bands of inlaid silver calligraphy in Naskh script and punctuated with circular silver inlaid geometric devices joined with meandering silver inlaid ribbons

Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham Drawings & Prints Faugh-a-Ballagh (foaled 1841 in IrelandA 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