Sterling Silver Tea Tray - Art Deco - Antique George VI (1939)

This exceptional antique George VI sterling silver tea tray has a rectangular form with rounded corners.

The surface of the tray is embellished with flat engraved spiralling thorn designs encompassing foliate and stylised rose motifs to each corner accented with a paralleling simplified thorn decorated border terminating with scroll and leaf decoration.

The raised rounded border of this rectangular silver tea tray is ornamented with plain applied moulded decoration accented with four chased decorated floral and foliate designs.

This fine example of antique silverware is fitted with a fine and impressive pair of handles with stepped terminals, in the iconic Art Deco style.

The sockets of the handle are embellished with impressive chased rose and foliate ornamentation.

The tray is supported by four impressive Art Deco stepped bracket feet accented with further chased floral and foliate designs, reflecting that of the decoration to the rim.

The underside of the tray bears the retailer's mark 'Garrard & Co Ltd, 112 Regent Street, London. W'.

This exceptional antique tea tray was crafted by the renowned silversmiths Garrard & Co Ltd.

Date: 1939

This sterling silver tea tray is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition.

The applied and chased decoration is very sharp and the flat engraved decoration is very crisp.

Full hallmarks struck to the underside of the surface are all very clear.

Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this example of Art Deco silver.

Length across handles 56cm/22"

Width 36cm/14.2"

Width of surface 30.7cm/12.1"

Height to top of handle 43.4cm/17.1"

94 troy ounces/2924g