Five Pieces of English Silverplate
Five Pieces of English Silverplate
fourth quarter 19th century and later, including:
a late Victorian breakfast stand, Silber & Fleming, London, oval with engraved fern plateau and laurel ring handle, fitted with a toast rack, two egg cups, two jam jars, a pepper caster, a mustard pot (egg spoons and salt cellar lacking), overall h. 8-3/4", l. 12-1/4", w. 9";
a late Victorian mug, baluster form with guilloche banding, embossed floral cartouche and acanthus-crested handle, monogrammed "F", h. 5-1/2", dia. 3-5/8", l. 5-1/2";
a late Victorian sugar sifter with twining bamboo handles and gilt-pierced shell bowl, l. 7-1/2";
an Edwardian game dome with associated platter, the dome with beaded banding, the platter with gadrooned banding, overall h. 7-1/4", l. 12", w. 9-1/2"; and
a Victorian-style folding biscuit box, with embossed clamshell halves and openwork scrolling frame, h. 9-1/2", w. 9-1/4", d. 5-1/4" (open 13-1/4").
Condition Report: **In overall good condition, with the expected signs of age. The breakfast stand is in good shape, with a chip on the rim of one jam jar. The mug has a tiny nick on the body. The sugar sifter has some light spotting and wear to the gilding. The dome has a dimple on one side, and the other has a 3/4" wide, 7" long strip of wear to the gray base metal along the edge and shows some evidence of a removed armorial; the platter has a couple of small dimples. The biscuit box has bleeding to the copper on the engraved ribs of the shells.
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Five Pieces of English Silverplate
fourth quarter 19th century and later, including:
a late Victorian breakfast stand, Silber & Fleming, London, oval with engraved fern plateau and laurel ring handle, fitted with a toast rack, two egg cups, two jam jars, a pepper caster, a mustard pot (egg spoons and salt cellar lacking), overall h. 8-3/4", l. 12-1/4", w. 9";
a late Victorian mug, baluster form with guilloche banding, embossed floral cartouche and acanthus-crested handle, monogrammed "F", h. 5-1/2", dia. 3-5/8", l. 5-1/2";
a late Victorian sugar sifter with twining bamboo handles and gilt-pierced shell bowl, l. 7-1/2";
an Edwardian game dome with associated platter, the dome with beaded banding, the platter with gadrooned banding, overall h. 7-1/4", l. 12", w. 9-1/2"; and
a Victorian-style folding biscuit box, with embossed clamshell halves and openwork scrolling frame, h. 9-1/2", w. 9-1/4", d. 5-1/4" (open 13-1/4").
Condition Report: **In overall good condition, with the expected signs of age. The breakfast stand is in good shape, with a chip on the rim of one jam jar. The mug has a tiny nick on the body. The sugar sifter has some light spotting and wear to the gilding. The dome has a dimple on one side, and the other has a 3/4" wide, 7" long strip of wear to the gray base metal along the edge and shows some evidence of a removed armorial; the platter has a couple of small dimples. The biscuit box has bleeding to the copper on the engraved ribs of the shells.