A WILLIAM IV SILVER EPERGNE, Birmingham, 1833, maker's mark of Robinson, Edkins & Aston, the spreading square base with canted corners raised on four fruited grapevine openwork supports with conforming apron between, two sides of the base with applied panel of openwork coiling matted flowering foliate scrolls topped by oak branch, centered by two thinner panels of stylized foliage, the other sides plain, the squared top issuing broad matted acanthus leaves enclosing a basket, supporting the four detachable, broadly reeded bifurcated, acanthus applied scroll branches, one scroll coiling and terminating in grape leaves, the circular openwork fruited grapevine dish frame supporting cut glass dish, (one broken), the central conforming basket issuing from reeded double twisted stem, with central conforming bowl--the silver 18½in. (46.3cm.), 153.5oz.

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A WILLIAM IV SILVER EPERGNE, Birmingham, 1833, maker's mark of Robinson, Edkins & Aston, the spreading square base with canted corners raised on four fruited grapevine openwork supports with conforming apron between, two sides of the base with applied panel of openwork coiling matted flowering foliate scrolls topped by oak branch, centered by two thinner panels of stylized foliage, the other sides plain, the squared top issuing broad matted acanthus leaves enclosing a basket, supporting the four detachable, broadly reeded bifurcated, acanthus applied scroll branches, one scroll coiling and terminating in grape leaves, the circular openwork fruited grapevine dish frame supporting cut glass dish, (one broken), the central conforming basket issuing from reeded double twisted stem, with central conforming bowl--the silver 18½in. (46.3cm.), 153.5oz.

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