Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Edward Smith 1839 Sold He sometimes used very small

He sometimes used very small areas of intense blue and red to enliven a dark shadowed area such as the heart of a clump of willows or the dark base of an aspen tree

71" tall X 60" wide X 25" deep

Circa 1900

finishing third to The Cure and Sorella

from a long established European family collection

Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Edward Smith 1839 Sold He sometimes used very smallA 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