An impressive Victorian sterling silver tray, the shaped oval…
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An impressive Victorian sterling silver tray, the shaped oval tray with scroll and scallop shell border and foliate engraved surface. Central boar crest with 'Deo Fidens Proficio' inscribed. William Mammatt & Sons Sheffield 1899. Weight 4.1kgs. Width 74.5 cm. Diameter 48 cm
scallop / shell motif. As the scallop shell is symetrically proportioned, it has been used as the basis of a shell design on all types of furniture and decorative arts from the 17th century onwards. Scalloped edges or ridges refers to a wavy pattern reminiscent of the edge of a scallop's shell, sometimes seen on ceramics.
engraving. The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
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