Birmingham Sterling Vinaigrette

A beautiful little piece by the specialist maker Edward Smith of Birmingham. The interior gilt is perfectly preserved and displays a very nicely engraved grill. It may have been fitted with a tiny hanging ring.

It weighs just over one third of a troy ounce, about the same as a hummingbird.

England 1844-45 c.H: .3"W: 1"D: .75"Reference number: 29312