Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Gervase Wheeler Drawings & Prints NYC and Philadelphia

NYC and Philadelphia

Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617)

18" wide X 18" tall X 15

the plaque mounted in the original gilt bronze easel/frame

Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Gervase Wheeler Drawings & Prints NYC and PhiladelphiaA fine antique sterling silver gilt early 19th century Vinaigrette, Birmingham, by Gervase Wheeler, 1839. This beautiful vinaigrette having fine engine turned decoration on all sides, with a shield shaped cartouche to the lid and an engraved floral clasp to the front. The silver gilt interior having a pierced and engraved hinged cover which would have received a sponge with aromatic scent to smell, rather than the foul smell of the city! Both the