A North Schleswig Louis XVI silver vinaigrette, gilt interior, hinged lid with facetcut glass flux, octagonal-shaped lid rim and base with engraved, stylized robe border, chased and embossed with beaded border, foliage, and garlands, hinged bottom with gilded balm hide, exterior bottom pin-pricked "MN 1845". Maker Fridrich Christopher Hansen, licensed in Aabenraa 1760-1795. Weight 39 g. H. 7 cm. Minimal patina related to age and use.