A Victorian silver table centrepiece Stephen Smith & William Nicholson, London 1862
A Victorian silver table centrepiece
Stephen Smith & William Nicholson, London 1862
The twisting scrolling central stem fluted and with acanthus leaves and flowers, supporting an irregular circular undulating mount decorated with naturalistic foliage and reeds which hang from the edges, a central column shaped for an unmarked silver replacement screw-in bracket, which holds a frosted shallow glass dish for delicacies and placed above this a frosted glass spreading bud vase, etched with Greek key decoration, the heavy set shaped-circular base edged with beading and surrounding cast rocky outcrops, leaves and separate silver bullrushes inset in two areas through the base, on top of a plain circular stepped foot etched on either side with a crest and the motto 'Ne Tentes Aut Perfice', on three perforated scroll feet, height 52cm, diameter 24cm, weight total without glass 36oz.
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A Victorian silver table centrepiece
Stephen Smith & William Nicholson, London 1862
The twisting scrolling central stem fluted and with acanthus leaves and flowers, supporting an irregular circular undulating mount decorated with naturalistic foliage and reeds which hang from the edges, a central column shaped for an unmarked silver replacement screw-in bracket, which holds a frosted shallow glass dish for delicacies and placed above this a frosted glass spreading bud vase, etched with Greek key decoration, the heavy set shaped-circular base edged with beading and surrounding cast rocky outcrops, leaves and separate silver bullrushes inset in two areas through the base, on top of a plain circular stepped foot etched on either side with a crest and the motto 'Ne Tentes Aut Perfice', on three perforated scroll feet, height 52cm, diameter 24cm, weight total without glass 36oz.
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