Vintage 12.25" round silverplate tea serving tray salver with a molded edge, two decorative and applied handles and beautiful engraving within the tray. Very ornate engraving on the front of the salver tray as seen in the photos. Never monogrammed.
The engraving on this silver tea tray features flowers, acanthus leaves and scrolls. Very pretty!
Because large silver tea trays were 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 engraved silverplate tea serving tray salver is in very good condition with dings or bumps and only one small and VERY shallow crease - so slight that the camera can not even capture it. No silverplate wear or loss noted on either the tray or the handles. Very bright polish silver finish.
This 12.25" diameter vintage silver plate tea serving tray salver measures 12.25" in diameter, 15.5" between the tips of the handles and weighs 1 pound, 7.2 ounces and is unmarked.
A1464 - Vintage Engraved Silverplate Two-Handle Tea Serving Tray Salver
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