Title:19th Century Antique Victorian Silver-Plate Rose Bowl on Stand Circa 1890 Walker & HallDescription:Description A stunning late Victorian silverplated flower bowl on stand.  The bowl has an elegant circular plain formed body which has then had ornate applied plaques mounted below the lower rim for decoration.  The circular stand has a decorative outer border and an additional plaque which has been decorated with a cherub to its centre. Height:  7.75 inches/19.5cm Diameter:  9 inches/22.5cm (bowl) Diameter:  10.25 inches/26cm Condition:  Very good.  Professionally re-plated. Price:  £525 The business was established in Sheffield in 1845 by George Walker. Becoming an assistant of Dr. John Wright who had conducted important experiments on electroplating Walker secured the royalty of electroplating for Sheffield. The business was joined by Henry Hall and became in 1853 Walker & Hall. The factory was at Howard Street, Sheffield, while showrooms were opened in 45 Holborn Viaduct, London. Branches were opened in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Cardiff, Belfast, Hull, Bristol, Melbourne and Adelaide (Australia), Cape Town (South Africa). Walker & Hall was converted into a limited liability company in 1920 under the style Walker & Hall Ltd and combined in 1963 under the British Silverware Ltd with Mappin & Webb and Elkington & Co. Walker and Hall Sheffield were primarily Sheffield Makers, but items with Birmingham, London and Chester Assay Marks can also be found. CHRONOLOGY: Walker & Co, 1845-1848 Walker, Coulson & Hall, 1848-1853 Walker & Hall 1853-1920 Walker & Hall Ltd, 1920-the present part of British Silverware Ltd, 1963-1971 a subsidiary of Mappin & Webb Ltd, a member of Sears Holdings Ltd since 1971
Reserve: $637.00
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