Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Edward Smith 1839 Paintings Antique Early 19th Century Chinese

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Celadon Bowl

with bird motifs in a floral ground and gold geometric devices

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

The top is inlaid with a large enameled 'Bleu Celeste' Sevres style plaque and framed with a gilded bronze ribbon

circular tilt-top marquetry pedestal tripod table

Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Edward Smith 1839 Paintings Antique Early 19th Century ChineseA 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