A Very Good Victorian Silver Tea or Drinks Tray, Atkin Bros, Sheffield 1899 1743

A Very Good Victorian Silver Tea or Drinks Tray, Atkin Bros, Sheffield 1899 1743enquire A very good quality silver tea or drinks tray of rectangular form. The border fluted with acanthus leaf decoration and shell form corners and twin shaped handles. The central plate in graved with an armorial depicting a stag lying down with a collar about its neck beneath which is the Latin inscription: Nec timeo nec sperno. Translated as: Neither despise nor spurn. Around this the plate is engraved with leaf form and floral arabesques. Marked

Absolutely no damage or repair and only very minor signs of use

The lower body fluted and raised on a short knopped stem to a domed circular foot with gadrooned decoration

Of pierced oval form

144 New Bond Street

This is an exceptionally fine tray by the renowned makers Peter and William Bateman

Height with bowl in position: 10

The marks to the sconces more worn

Height: 25cm

Skirted base

This beautiful basket was in the collection of Ernest

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a fantastic 12 place setting canteen by Paul Storr - the most important silversmith of the 19th century

The lid  with a thistle to the finial