A pair of Victorian silver centrepieces, Soho Plate Co., late M. Boulton & Plate Co. (Robinson, Edkins & Aston), Birmingham, 1843-44

each with ruby glass liner, the outer body with eight fret-cut trailing scroll panels, the rim of well-formed trailing fruiting vine with pendant bunches of grapes, the flared stem of well-cast and chased fruiting vines with branch-formed stem and spreading shaped circular foot with applied fruiting vine leaves

Fully marked to upper and lower rims of bowl and base. One vine tendril lost from applied panel to each base. No other apparent tendril losses although difficult to tell due to varying lengths. Otherwise generic light surface wear throughout. Both glass liners appear to be original and in good condition although they do not fit completely perfectly.
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