ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL LARGE & VERY STYLISH ANTIQUE SILVER ON COPPER OVAL TEA TRAY

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ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL LARGE & VERY STYLISH ANTIQUE SILVER ON COPPER OVAL TEA TRAY:
$435.17

HELLO & WELCOME TO
\'\' THE VACANT CARTOUCHE \'\'
THE PLACE TO BE FOR ANTIQUE ELECTRO PLATE , OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE & FINE SILVER.

THATS WHAT WE LOVE & THATS ALL WE SELL.SO IF THE SHINEY THINGS IN LIFE ARE WHAT YOUR AFTER THEN READ ON TO SEE WHATS ON OFFER HERE.

TODAYS sale :

THIS sale IS FOR A LARGE & SIMPLY STUNNING, ANTIQUE SILVER ON COPPER, 2 HANDLED OVAL TEA SERVING TRAY.

DESCRIPTION :

A GLORIOUS & BEAUTIFUL PIECE, WITH WHICH TO SERVE YOUR GUESTS AT THE TABLE.
MADE WITH A THICK & RICH GAUGE OF SILVERING UPON A STURDY COPPER BASE. SUPERB QUALITY.

THERE ARE NO MAKERS MARKS, BUT THE UNDERSIDE IS STAMPED WITH \'SHEFFIELD\' MADE IN ENGLAND & WOULD DATE TO THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1915 - 1925 OR THERE ABOUTS.

MEASURING A LARGE 55 CM WIDE FROM HANDLE TO HANDLE & WEIGHING AROUND 2 KG\'S IT IS A FABULOUS PIECE TO OWN, USE & ENJOY.

AT EITHER SIDE ARE A PAIR OF VERY HIGHLY DETAILED \'LEAF\' HANDLES.
BOTH ARE STRONG, STURDY & FIRMLY ATTACHED.

THE CENTRE OF THE TRAY IS VERY STRAIGHT & CLEAN, WITH A RAISED RELIF OF \'LEAVES\', \'FLOWERS\' & \'FOLIAGE\'.

AROUND THE EDGE OF THE TRAY IS A MOST BEAUTIFUL \'DOUBLE\' BORDER.

THE FIRST PART FEATURES PIERCED \'DIAMOND\' PATTERNS ALL THE WAY ROUND. AND THIS IS TOPPED WITH A SECOND BORDER OF FINELY CAST \'TWISTING VINE BRANCHES\' & \' BUNCHES OF GRAPES \'. WONDERFUL.

THE UNDERSIDE IS VERY CLEAN & SMOOTH, FITTED WITH 4 X LARGE \'BUN\' FEET.

AN IMPRESSIVE & ESSENTIAL ADDITION TO ANY FINE COLLECTION. LOOKING SIMPLY STUNNING WHEN UPON DISPLAY OR IN USE.

CONDITION :

THIS IS A SUPERB EARLY 20TH CENTURY TEA TRAY.

IT IS IN STUNNING CONDITION ALL ROUND.

THE SILVER PLATING HAS A BEAUTIFUL SHINE & THERE IS ONLY A LITTLE COPPER GENTLY \'BLEEDING\' THROUGH ON THE TRAYS SURFACE
.
THERE ARE NO REPAIRS, OR ANY DAMAGE TO THE PIECE EITHER.

SOME VERY SLIGHT MARKS FROM ITS MANY YEARS, AND SOME LIGHT PLATE WEAR AT THE RAISED AREAS, BUT NOTHING NOTICEABLE.

IT IS STILL A GRAND PIECE THAT WILL NOT FAIL TO IMPRESS.

SIZE & WEIGHT :

TEA TRAY MEASURES 55 CM WIDE FROM HANDLE TO HANDLE & IS 35 CM DEEP.

WEIGHT = 2\'000 GRAMS / 2 KG\'S. SUPERB, HEAVY QUALITY.

MAKERSMARKS/ HALLMARKS :

SIMPLY STAMPED \' SHEFFIELD \' & \'MADE IN ENGLAND\'

PLEASE VIEW ALL PHOTOS SO THAT YOU CAN FULLY APPREICIATE WHAT A SIMPLY WONDERFUL TEA TRAY THIS IS.

SO THERE WE HAVE IT. A BEAUTIFUL, LARGE & IMPRESSIVE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER ON COPPER TEA TRAY. THIS WILL PLEASE ANY ANTIQUE / SILVER PLATE COLLECTOR.

HAPPY TO SEND WORLDWIDE & COMBINE POSTAGE TOO, BUT PLEASE CHECK FIRST. AS ITS A LARGE & HEAVY PIECE SOME DESTINATIONS WILL BE EXPENSIVE.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. THANKS FOR LOOKING.

UK buyers :

PAYPAL IS THE QUICKEST METHOD, BUT CHEQUE / POSTAL ORDERS ARE FINE TOO. CASH UPON COLLECTION IS ALSO WELCOME IF YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO DO SO.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS :

PAYPAL ONLY.

ONCE CLEARED PAYMENT IS RECEIVED MOST ITEMS ARE SHIPPED OUT THE NEXT WORKING DAY.

IF THIS FALLS ON A WEEKEND THEN ITEMS WILL BE SENT ON THE MONDAY MORNING.

ALL ITEMS ARE WELL PACKAGED & PROOF OF POSTAGE ALWAYS OBTAINED.

SO IF EVER ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.

ALL ITEMS THAT WE SELL ARE EITHER ANTIQUE / VINTAGE AND AS SUCH WILL HAVE AGE RELATED MARKS / WEAR.

ANYTHING WORTH MENTIONING WILL BE NOTED IN THE LISTING & PLENTY OF PHOTOS ARE ALWAYS ON SHOW. THESE ARE PART OF & DO FORM THE LISTING ALONG WITH THE DESCRIPTION SO PLEASE LOOK AT ALL PHOTOS PROVIDED.

WE ARE NOT HERE TO MIS-LEAD ANYONE, SO IF AN ITEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED INCORRECTLY THEN A REFUND WILL BE GIVEN. OTHERWISE NORMAL sale RULES APPLY, SO IF UNSURE PLEASE SEND A MESSAGE TO CHECK.

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT MY LISTINGS.

BEST OF LUCK WITH THE offerDING