Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Gilt Vinaigrette Birmingham William Simpson, 1826 Decorative Arts The Virgin Mary is painted

The Virgin Mary is painted purple

with enameled floral & bat decoration

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despite having not graduated

with carved accents above the beveled shaped mirror and carved & pierced brackets to the base with turned ribbed column supports

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Gilt Vinaigrette Birmingham William Simpson, 1826 Decorative Arts The Virgin Mary is paintedA good antique Georgian engraved silver gilt Vinaigrette by William Simpson, Birmingham, 1826. The vinaigrette having an engraved engine turned hinged lid with a floral border, the gilt interior having a pierced and reticulated hinged lid, with foliate engraved decoration. The base would have received a sponge that was soaked in aromatic oils that one could place under the nose to counteract the foul smells of late Georgian England. The edge if the