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Underside of tray engraved Presented by David Laidlaw to his daughter Hannah and her husband Robert Murdoch on the 25th anniversary of their marriage, 6th June 1979 in a bamboo-form cartouche.
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MARK OF ELKINGTON & CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1879
Details
A VICTORIAN SILVER TÊTE-A-TÊTE SERVICE
MARK OF ELKINGTON & CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1879
All engraved with flying and swimming ducks and geese, in fitted shell-form case; marked to undersides, comprising: a teapot; a creamer; a sugar bowl; a fan-shaped tray; together with a pair of cups and saucers painted with gilt cranes and two matching teaspoons
23 in. (58.4 cm.) long, the tray
76 oz. 12 dwt. (2,382.2 gr.)
MARK OF ELKINGTON & CO., BIRMINGHAM, 1879
All engraved with flying and swimming ducks and geese, in fitted shell-form case; marked to undersides, comprising: a teapot; a creamer; a sugar bowl; a fan-shaped tray; together with a pair of cups and saucers painted with gilt cranes and two matching teaspoons
23 in. (58.4 cm.) long, the tray
76 oz. 12 dwt. (2,382.2 gr.)
Provenance
Acquired 6 December 1978.