Metal vinaigrette shaped as a claw holding a ball

  • 766a
  • 766b
Metal vinaigrette shaped as a claw holding a ball. Perforated hinged cap with inner glass stopper. No marks. The antique symbol of the dragon’s claw holding a pearl has been translated into the more European eagle’s claw holding a ball. This motif was greatly used in English 18th-century furniture but it’s quite unusual for a vinaigrette.
Period
Victorian

Country

England? 1870 ca

Material

metal

Size

7,5 cm

COD.

766

Labels

antique scent bottles

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