Silver morrões tray scissors w/ a rack resting on four raised claw-shaped feet

Description: Tray and Morrões Scissors in smooth silver with a grid and four spherical feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 252.51 grams. Dimensions:...

Description: Silver morrões tray and scissors with embossed floral motifs and resting on four claw-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 326.11...

This very elaborate and well executed silver plated serving tray is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States, possibly by Meridian, and dating to approximately 1890 and done in the period Aesthetic Movement style. The tray is is quite heavy for its size and heavily plated, and has a unique fortress shape with flanged sides with ornately cast scrolling leaf decoration. The surface of the tray is engraved with a vignette of tall ships which is framed in an elaborate scrolling leaf and foliage motif. The figural handles depict a reclining woman, beckoning to the ships from the shoreline. This tray is in very good period condition and a very good example of Aesthetic Movement plated...

This stunning silver-plated serving tray is a striking example of late 19th-century design, notable for its elaborate floral engraving, elegant proportions, and decorative handles th...