Sterling Silver Gravy Boats, London and Birmingham 1914-1928
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Two sterling silver gravy boats, 1914 London, rubbed maker's marks; 1928 Birmingham with mark for Adie Bros, of typical form with barbed rims, broad pouring rims and double scroll flying handles, the larger raised on stepped hoof feet, the other with an acanthus leaf thumb spur and paw feet; marked underside to one, the other near rim, silver weight 223gr, height 8 cm, width 14 cm and smaller
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- Acanthus - A stylized leaf motif, one of the primary decorative elements of classical Greek and Roman architecture, derived from the genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Mediterranean area. It is a common element in classical Greek and Roman design, and is often seen in Corinthian and Composite order columns and used as a decorative element in English, European and Australian furniture, particularly on the curve of a leg, and as decoration for a corbel.
- 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.
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