Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Gilt Vinaigrette Birmingham William Simpson, 1826 Drawings & Prints on December 21

on December 21

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From 1959 to 1963

His most significant and ambitious postwar commission took place in 1965 when the novelist and Minister of Cultural Affairs André Malraux invited him to paint the ceiling of the Théâtre de l'Odéon in Paris

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Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Gilt Vinaigrette Birmingham William Simpson, 1826 Drawings & Prints on December 21A 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