Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Gilt Vinaigrette Birmingham William Simpson, 1826 Recently Added was one of Oregon’s veteran

was one of Oregon’s veteran modern painters

Iroe Hiramakie

all finely inlaid with marquetry

the East Berlin-based painter Otto Nagel became his mentor and taught him first craft skills and painting techniques

in the manner of Thomas Hope  (1769–1831)

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Gilt Vinaigrette Birmingham William Simpson, 1826 Recently Added was one of Oregon’s veteranA 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