Victorian Silver Vinaigrette With Ivy Leaf Decoration Birmingham 1885

Victorian Silver Vinaigrette With Ivy Leaf Decoration Birmingham 1885A lovely Victorian solid silver vinaigrette decorated with all Ivy leaf decoration and a ribbon cartouche to the top. The back is unusually decorated with an engraved foliate decoration and a diagonal strip of Greek Key decoration. Ivy leaves symbolise fertility and longevity and silver items decorated with Ivy leaves were commonly given as gifts to a special person or on a significant occasion. This silver vinaigrette was produced by an eminent

Weight: 52g

This is classic design of a caddy spoon with a scalloped bowl but the addition of the Prince of Wales Feathers as the handle

A lovely set of six really unusual silver coffee spoons

This vesta is in very good condition with a couple of small dents - see pictures - with no other damage

L: 8cm Diameter 2cm

Date: 1982

It also comes in its original box

they do have some wear marks and surfaces scratches from use

The detachable sconces are no longer detachable as they are sealed in with some wax deposits around the inner base

These candlesticks are a modern take on a lovely traditional design and look fantastic used and displayed

A really beautiful example of a piece of collectable silver from the Victorian period

trees and rolling countryside