George V sterling silver specimen vase, two handled ovoid shape,…
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George V sterling silver specimen vase, two handled ovoid shape, Birmingham 1910, (base loaded), together with a small bon bon bowl and 3 Egyptian silver pin dishes
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- 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.
- George V - George V (1865 ? 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 1910 until his death in 1936.
- Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
- Loaded - In silverware the hollow part of the object, such as the stem of a candlestick or the handle of a knife, that has been filled (loaded) with pitch or sand to add additional weight for stability.
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