VICTORIAN ENGLISH SILVER SALVER

An early Victorian English silver salver

This salver dates from the very early years of Queen Victoria’s reign and already we can see how styles have changed but also the thickness of the silver.  The wars were over and so there was now more money for luxury goods – this weight and style of this salver reflects very  much these changes in circumstances

Naturalistic elements were popular in this period and here you can see the flowers and entwined foliage that form the border.   Look , too, at the wonderful chased detail on the plate of the salver

The detail on the feet is also extra- again flowers and foliage

By the way :  A salver is not a tray .  Follow the link to find out why a salver is not a tray!

This salver could be used to serve drinks and food, grapes with cheese or as a centre piece on a table.  Originally it may well have been put on hall table to impress the people dropping by and leaving their calling cards

Fine weight ,by well regarded silversmiths, Barnard Bros , the condition is exceptional – the salver is almost 200 years old