Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Edward Smith 1839 Recently Added Above the handpainted panels the

Above the handpainted panels the cobalt blue ground is decorated with a frieze of gilded oval rosettes

the jar having twin blue concentric rings to the base

having a shaped & gilded finial to the lid and finely hand-painted with brightly colored woodland birds and butterflies

This rail came from a palatial Arts & Crafts mansion in London that was built in 1895

the bottle is very well enameled with each side depicting a bird resting on a flowering branch on a light blue ground

Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Edward Smith 1839 Recently Added Above the handpainted panels theA fine antique engraved sterling silver vinaigrette, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1839. The vinaigrette is finely engine turned to the hinged top and the undersaide, the lid is monogramed engraved with "J. A. to E. C." The outline of the vinaigrette is shaped and engraved, the gilt interior having a hinged engraved & pierced cover. The case is hallmarked both on the inside of the lid and the base, with the anchor mark for Birmingham and the date letter