1853 London Sterling Silver Serving Tray by Houle Brothers
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Houle , Daniel and Charles Houle (London) - silver, maker or retailer 38
-
trays, silver
- silver, Georgian 234
- silver, Victorian 172
Visually similar items
An Edwardian sterling silver salver, Walker & Hall / Sheffield / 1902, the shaped circular tray with a raised foliate scrollwork border, with an engraved centre surrounding the monogram 'Ma', supported by three scroll feet, approximately 568 gms, 17 cm dia
A fine Georgian sterling silver salver Joseph Craddock & William K. Reid / London /, circa 1816, each with heavy scroll & leaf decoration to borders, chased cartouche with added floral decoration to centre, raised on three scroll feet, approximately 755 gm
A Victorian sterling silver salver Elkington & Co. / Birmingham /, circa 1906, with shell & scroll border with engraved decoration to centre on three scroll feet, approximately 362 gms silver, 21 cm diameter
A William IV silver salver, shaped circular with applied foliate border, the plate flat-chased with a wide flower and leaf band and with engraved crest; probably John Wakefield, London 1832. Diameter 24.5 cm,. Weight approx 480g.