Rare George III 'Three Graces' Vinaigrette Peace of Amiens

An extremely rare George III silver gilt Vinaigrette of flat rounded rectangular form, the lid engraved with three 'Dancing Putti', possibly representing the 'Three Graces'or perhaps the nursery rhyme 'Ring-a-Ring-a-Roses'. The grill with a military theme depicting flags, a sabre, crossed bugles and a drum, two fleur-de-lys and two roses at the corners with possible association with the Peace of Amiens.

The Treaty of Amiens temporarily ended hostilities between the French Republic and the United Kingdom during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was signed in the city of Amiens on 25 March 1802 by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquess Cornwallis as a ""Definitive Treaty of Peace"". The consequent Peace of Amiens lasted only one year (18 May 1803) and was the only period of peace during the so-called 'Great French War' between 1793 and 1815.

By Matthew Linwood, Birmingham, 1803.

Sold - £2,500.00