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Set of six British wildlife silver place card holders
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Set of six charming antique silver menu or place card holders depicting British birds and animals in their natural wildlife settings. The characters include a pheasant, gundog, hare, plover and woodcock. Each is beautifully hand pierced and engraved and the set is presented in its original fitted leather case.
As a fine and traditional addition to fine dining, it was the Victorians who first introduced menu holders to our dining tables. Silver menu holders and place card holders were first created to hold a card displaying the menu and, rather than putting a place card holder and name in front of each diner as we often do today, silver menu holders were spread and passed around the dining table. For that reason, we most frequently find sets of four silver menu holders, or pairs. Larger sets of six and eight can be found, while ten or a dozen silver menu or place card holders are fairly rare.
Weight: 132 g (4.25 troy ozs)
- Creator:Elkington & Co. (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 1.42 in (3.6 cm)Width: 1.38 in (3.5 cm)Depth: 1.38 in (3.5 cm)
- Style:Edwardian (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Period:1910-1919
- Date of Manufacture:1912
- Condition:
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: SC419-191stDibs: LU5572243367432
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