Antique Monumental Victorian Oval Silver Plated Tray C1870 19th Century

This is a momumental beautiful antique English Victorian  oval silver-plated twin handled  tray, circa 1870 in date.

This large oval silver plated tray features a pair of handles decorated with acanthus leaves. The tray has elegant engraved c-scrolls and foliate and floral decoration surrounded by a highly decorative pierced border embossed and chased with foliate and fruiting grape vine with a beaded outer edge. 

It bears the Victorian lozenge registration mark, so it can be dated.

It is splendid and luxurious and will look fabulous on your sideboard with decanters and glasses.
 
The quality and craftsmanship throughout the piece are truly second to none.
 
Condition:
 
In excellent condition with clear makers marks and no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 9 cm x Width 77 cm x Depth 55 cm

Dimensions in inches:

Height 3 inches x Width 2 foot, 6 inches x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches

Victorian Registration Marks

Unlike silver items, there is no date letter on silverplate allowing to recognize the date of its manufacture.
For silverplate items the patent's date of registered models may be useful for an approximate dating.
The 'lozenge' mark used between 1842 and 1883 to certify the patent of the models registered by the UK Patent Office allows the identification of day, month and year of their registration.

Our reference: A2880