Anne Smith (silversmith) explained

Anne Smith was an English silversmith working in partnership with Nathaniel Appleton.

Unusually, Smith does not appear to have been the widow of a silversmith when she registered her mark on 26 July 1771; her marital status at the time is given instead as "unknown". She lived in Aldersgate Street and was classified as a smallworker. Her partnership with Appleton appears in the Parliamentary Report list of 1773. The couple specialized in the making of saltcellars and small cream jugs.^{[1] [2]} A George III cream jug of 1773 and a set of four George III saltcellars of 1782 by the partners are owned by the National Museum of Women in the Arts,^[1] while a collection of saltcellars is owned by the National Gallery of Victoria.^[3] Numerous other pieces are known to exist as well.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Philippa Glanville. Jennifer Faulds Goldsborough. National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.). Women Silversmiths, 1685–1845: Works from the Collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. registration. 1990. Thames and Hudson. 978-0-500-23578-2.
2. Web site: Three Centuries of Cauldron Salts: an article on ASCAS: Association of Small Collectors of Antique Silver website. www.ascasonline.org. Mar 11, 2019.
3. Web site: NATHANIEL APPLETON & ANN SMITH, London | Artists | NGV. www.ngv.vic.gov.au. Mar 11, 2019.
4. Web site: Bonhams : A George III silver cream jug, by Nathaniel Appleton & Anne Smith, London 1774. www.bonhams.com. Mar 11, 2019.
5. Web site: Pair of Georgian Salts, Nathaniel Appleton and Ann Smith, London, 1775. silverspoonantiques.com.au. Mar 11, 2019.