RARE QUEENS ROYAL PINEAPPLE FINIAL REDLICH STERLING SILVER DINNER SERVING BELL

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RARE QUEENS ROYAL PINEAPPLE FINIAL REDLICH STERLING SILVER DINNER SERVING BELL:
$373.01

Antique & Vintage furniture Wimbledon 07850 890032

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Sterling silverRedlich servants dinner bell with King Charles pineapple finial

We are listing our entire fine silver and gold collection, pleasecheckout my other items for everything you see in the above picture and more,its mostly Asprey’s Liberty’s and Tiffany’s

By Charles II\'sreign, a dessert course had developed. Charles loved fruit and was one of thefirst people in the country to eat a pineapple. The above paintingdepicts Charles II being presented with a pineapple, a rare and exotic fruitfor the time period.

Charles II 1660-1685For Charles II dining was extremely important, it was one of the things thatdefined him as a king. At a banquet he would sit at a top table, under acanopy. The table would be raised so he could be seen by everyone and to showhis status. Only a very select group of people could sit with him, a maximum ofjust six.

The King wouldalways be served on bended knee. He had three \"officers\" to attend tohim - a carver, a server and a cup bearer. Cleanliness was extremely importantand Charles would have someone whose sole job was to dab his mouth during themeal. \"At that time dining was one of the things that absolutelydefined royalty,\" says English Heritage\'s Dr Anna Keay. \"Even whenCharles was in exile and living in poverty in Germany, he followed the royalform of dining and was served on bended knee.\"

At state banquets notable decorations were needed as elaborate dishes did the job. They included a2ft-high, silver salt cellar, made in the shape of a castle and encrusted withjewels. Often there were also silver fountains on the table flowing with wineor water.

There were notcourses as we know them, more stages of service. Each could involve hundreds ofplates. At one banquet in 1671, guests were served 145 dishes alone during thefirst course, says Kathryn Jones, curator at the Royal Collection and author ofFor the Royal Table: Dining at the Palace.

By his reign adessert course had developed. Charles loved fruit and was one of the firstpeople in the country to eat a pineapple.

The piece is in goodfreshly polished condition as you can see

Dimensions

Height:- 6.5cm

Width:- 6.5cm

Depth:- 6.5cm

Please note allmeasurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional orspecific measurements please ask

Any questions pleasefeel free to ask before you offer

DELIVERY OR COLLECTION

This item is available for collectionfrom our Wimbledon warehouses SW19-3BE, we can have it delivered nationwide toinclude Scotland Wales and Ireland, please contact me on 07850 890032 via text(or email) with your postcode for a delivery quotation, please be sure toinclude which item you would like to buy as the price is determined on size anddistance, if you would like more than one piece of furniture we offer asubstantial discount on the second and third item, for international shippingplease view the below information

ABOUT US

Antique and Furniture LTD is a privatelyowned family ran business out of Wimbledon SW19, we have four large storagewarehouse’s, if you have any questions please call or text James on 07850890032

PAYMENTS

We accept payment via card at thewarehouse on the day of collection, paypay or bacs prior to collection

We would kindly ask that all items arepaid for within 48 hours and collected within 7 working days, we can hold allpaid items for 14 days free of charge, there after there is a very smallstorage fee

CONDITION

Please view the very detailed picturesas they form part of the description around condition

Please also ask any questions before youoffer and not after, all of our items are sold as seen and as listed

COURIER (LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED)

We prefer collection on all items fromWimbledon SW19-3BE

We can arrange delivery nationwide,please confirm the delivery amount before you buy and not after

Whoever delivers will usually requiresome help on the larger items to unload, if this is not possible please let usknow as it will affect the price to send a two man team

Delivery is to the ground floor only,again if you need help upstairs or in flats etc that\'s absolutely not aproblem, the couriers charge £10 per flight per man per item, if you have aworking elevator then naturally there’s no additional fee

I’m happy to accommodate your owncourier after a cleared payment has been received, they need to book in acollection time with at least 24 hours notice, all collections must be madewithin 7 working days of the close of the sale unless agreed by priorarrangement

INTERNATIONAL

We can currently deliver to PortugalFrance Spain and Italy, please contact us with your full address and we willhave a quote drawn up for you

Delivery time can take two to threeweeks depending on the courier’s routes for the above mentioned countries

The price listed is just a guide, pleasecontact us for a quote before buying, if you have your own courier or wish tobook the collection in yourself we are happy to accommodate you