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Outstanding large Elkington silver plated serving tray

Stock No

12788

Member since
2017
  • £395.00
  • €452 Euro
  • $527 US Dollar

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Item Description

An outstanding quality large Victorian silver plated serving tray of oval form with Acanthus leaf handles, by renowned English silversmiths, Elkington, with a date letter for 1899. Beautifully engraved and with excellent silver plating, the makers marks are stamped to the base.Elkington & Co. are one of the most important names in English silver and certainly the most important in silver plate.They began life in Birmingham as a company of silversmiths in 1836, and experimented with improving gilding techniques. By 1838 they had discovered and patented a new way to electroplate one metal on to the surface of. It introduced electrotyping as a new method of production for silver plated items and exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with enormous success. Elkington held Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria, King Edward VI, King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI.

Item Info

Seller Location

Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire

Item Dimensions

H: 4cm W: 73cm D: 47cm

Period

19th Century

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Contact No

+44 (0)1453 836773

+44 (0)7770 915851

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