Ornate Lunt silver plate tea serving tray or salver with a floral scalloped edge and much fine engraving on the center of the tray. Never monogrammed in the center cartouche.
Because large silver and silver plate trays were so expensive and valuable, an owner almost always stipulated that his name, initials or coat of arms be prominently engraved on the tray. This tray has never been monogrammed, but could easily be done by a competent jeweler.
Silver and silverplate tea service trays range in size from 6" to 3'. Those made before the American Revolution were typically round with 3 or 4 short feet at the edge; most made after the Revolution were oval. Larger trays, frequently used to carry a tea-and-coffee set, often had handles at the ends. Similar small examples made between about 1780 and 1810 often measured no more than 6" across; today, we refer to them as trays, but they were in fact teapot stands.
This Lunt silverplate tea serving tray salver is in excellent condition with no silverplate wear or loss noted, no dents, dings or bumps. Some surface rubbing from use and polishing are noted on the front of the tray.
A wee bit about Lunt Silver: Set on the edge of the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts in the small town of Greenfield, Lunt Silversmiths was founded in 1882 by George C. Lunt and Anthony Towle with the goal of manufacturing the finest sterling tableware and giftware. In 1902 Mr. Lunt assumed full control of the company and it has remained in family hands since that time. Over the years Lunt has produced award-winning designs and built a reputation for unmatched workmanship and quality.
Currently, Lunt manufactures over a thousand different items in our Greenfield facility, including the flatware pattern Embassy Scroll, chosen by the U.S. government as its official tableware in all U.S. embassies and consulates around the world.
Family commitment and pride in quality work continue to drive the company now led by the fourth and fifth generations of the Lunt family. Along with our Greenfield plant, Lunt owns and operates another U.S. factory in western New York State making specialty scissors, and is the sole U.S. distributor of fine stainless steel tableware manufactured in France under the Couzon brand.
Lunt has a century-old reputation of producing exquisite sterling holloware and giftware from desk accessories to complete sterling silver tea sets. Lunt's emphasis on traditional design and functionality makes its sterling holloware items not only beautiful additions to today's homes, but also treasured heirlooms.
This beautiful engraved silverplate tea serving tray salver by Lunt measures 13" in diameter, 1/2" high, weighs 1 pound, 13.2 ounces and is touchmarked on the back of the tea tray with LUNT and the pattern number V-90. This silver plate tea serving tray would make a complimentary tea tray to our LUNT Silver Plate Covered Sugar Bowl & Creamer Set PAUL REVERE pattern we also have listed. You can read more about the history of Lunt Silver from our Silver Manufacturers pages.
A1441 - LUNT Engraved Silver Plate Tea Serving Salver Tray V-90
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