Sterling Holloware: Trays

Midcentury Modern sterling silver bar tray. Made by Gorham in Providence. Square with curved corners, plain and tapering sides, and scalloped corners. Well has engraved drinks-mixing chart in form of grid with ingredients at right and measurements and serving instructions at bottom. At top is the menu from Alexander to Woodstock. A great piece from the time when “Woodstock” meant 2 parts apple jack, 1 part vermouth, and 4 dashes of bitters, not a roll-around-in-the-mud hippy bacchanal.... Click for details

American Edwardian Art Nouveau glass trivet with engraved silver overlay. Wide trellis border interspersed with 3 floral clusters of which 1 with oval frame (vacant). Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/4 x D 7 7/8 in. #BO740

American Chrysanthemum sterling silver tray, ca 1910. Scroll-shaped oval well and irregular rim comprising dense and overlapping flower heads and foliage. A gorgeous piece in the historic pattern. Marked “Sterling” and “20 IN”. Tiffany quality but no Tiffany stamp. A mystery that should not detract from fine craftsmanship and excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 2 x W 20 x D 14 1/4 in. Heavy weight: 77.5 troy ounces. #BV144

Edwardian Classical sterling silver tray. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1925. Round well. Rim has long and gently scrolls inset with rope border and Classical volute terminals interspersed with scallop shells. Four dolphin-style volute scroll supports. Fully marked including pattern no. 20483 (first produced in 1925) and director’s letter m. Excellent condition.

Large dimensions: H 1 1/4 x 18 in. Heavy weight: 78 troy ounces. #BV603

Richelieu sterling silver tea tray. Made by Meriden Britannia (part of International) in Connecticut, ca 1930. Oval with leaf-mounted c-scroll handles at ends. Pretty leaf-and-scroll and flower ornament. Fancy with tremendous heft. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, pattern name, no. WW326, and phrase “Hand Chased”. Excellent condition.

Large overall dimensions: H 3 x W 32 1/2 x D 20 in. Heavy weight: 174 troy ounces. #BV526

Midcentury Modern sterling silver footed plate. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Round and gently curved with short and flared foot. Fully marked including maker’s (Worden-Munnis) and retailer’s stamps, and no. 32. Worden Munnis was active in Boston from the 1940s to 1960s. Very good condition. Well center reveals minor impression from base.

Dimensions: H 1 3/8 x D 10 in. Weight: 12.5 troy ounces. #BV472

Elizabeth II sterling silver tray. Made by Adie Brothers in Birmingham in 1961. Round with gently scrolled and gadrooned rim. Traditional Neoclassical style. Plenty of room for engraved presentation. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1/4 x D 12 1/8 in. Weight: 24 troy ounces. #BU478

American sterling silver tray, ca 1925. Round with curved and tapering sides and flat curvilinear piecrust rim. A crisp and simplified interpretation of perennially popular Georgian. Fully marked including stamp for M. Fred Hirsch Co., Inc., a Jersey City maker that was active through the mid-1940s, and no. 514. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 7/8 x D 14 in. Heavy weight: 34 troy ounces. #BV183

Large and fancy sterling silver cake plate. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1925. Round and solid well surrounded by chased flutes between scroll borders. Wide and pierced shoulder with scrolls, swags, leaves, flowers, and rinceaux. Vitruvian scroll rim. Dense ornament guaranteed to catch the big crumbs. A gorgeous addition to the tea table. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, no. A9224, and date symbol. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 x D 14 1/2 in. Weight: 27 troy ounces. #BV479 ... Click for details

Craftsman sterling silver tray. Made by the Kalo Shop in Chicago, ca 1930. Rectangular with flat shoulder and curved corners. Rim molded and notched. Engraved on underside: “Florence / Christmas 1936”. Marked “Sterling / Hand Wrought / at / the Kalo Shop / X46”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 1/2 x W 13 5/8 x D 6 3/8 in. Weight: 16.5 troy ounces. #BV475

George V sterling silver tray. Made by William Hutton & Sons, Ltd in Sheffield in 1930. Round with molded curvilinear piecrust rim. Three round supports. Traditional Georgian. Plenty of room for engraved presentation. Fully marked. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1/4 x D 12 in. Weight: 25 troy ounces. #BV477

Beautiful Victorian Classical coin silver salver. Made by William Forbes for Ball, Black & Co. in New York, ca 1850. Oval well engraved with lushly engraved floral wreath (vacant) and scroll and leaf border. Flat and beaded rim applied with leaf border on lined ground. Four leaf-and-scroll supports. Fully marked including maker’s and retailer’s stamps. Excellent condition.

Dimensions: H 1 1/4 x W 16 x D 11 5/8 in. Weight: 33.5 troy ounces. #BV500