ANTIQUE 19thC FRENCH SOLID SILVER & NIELLO SERVING TRAY c.1870

£7,595.00

19th Century French silver & niello serving tray, of shaped oblong form, the boarder beautifully decorated with laurel leaves and applied with realistically modeled branch handles, the center engraved and nielloed with a woodland scene depicting foxes hunting pheasants, the centre bearing large and elaborate initials (PLC).

Hallmarked French hallmarks, Minerva (950 standard), Makers Mark (indistinguishable).

Reference Number: A6109

This item is eligible for the Pushkin’s Promise scheme.

19th Century French silver & niello serving tray, of shaped oblong form, the boarder beautifully decorated with laurel leaves and applied with realistically modeled branch handles, the center engraved and nielloed with a woodland scene depicting foxes hunting pheasants, the centre bearing large and elaborate initials (PLC).

Hallmarked French hallmarks, Minerva (950 standard), Makers Mark (indistinguishable).

Reference Number: A6109

This item is eligible for the Pushkin’s Promise scheme.

DESCRIPTION

Antique 19th Century French very rare and exceptional quality solid silver & niello serving tray, of shaped oblong form, the boarder beautifully decorated with laurel leaves and applied with realistically modeled branch handles, the center engraved and nielloed with a woodland scene depicting foxes hunting pheasants, the centre bearing large and elaborate initials (PLC). Hallmarked French hallmarks, Minerva (950 standard), Makers Mark (indistinguishable).

CONDITION

In Great Condition - No Damage.

SIZE

Height: 4 cm // 1.57 in
Width: 55 cm // 21.65 in
Depth: 41 cm // 16.14 in
Weight: 2545 g // 81.72 troy oz