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Antique Art Deco Drakes Silver Plated Beef Carving Trolley C1930

$14,332.13List Price

About the Item

A magnificent and rare fully restored antique Art Deco silver plate serving cart, by Drakes of Brewer Street, London, circa 1930 in date. Serve your roast beef in style!! This stunning trolley is suitable for serving cooked meats such as roast beef, lamb, and turkey. It features a vented silver plated locking retractable revolving dome which opens to a detachable well and water tank over a spirit burner. The water tank has two recesses for containers for gravy or vegetables, as well as an aluminium carving board. It has a vented screw knob for filling the tank with water and for vapour or steam escape. The sides are fitted with handles and a detachable plate holder, set upon an oval mahogany cabriole leg base. The center shelf is fitted with an oval silver plated utensil tray mounted on four rubberized wheels along with original castors. This superb piece was crafted by perhaps London's finest silversmith of the time, Drakes Silversmiths of Brewer Street, London W1. It is a Drakes model Min, No: 1908, one if the most desirable models that they made, with the revolving dome which makes it very easy to use. This truly exceptional piece is offered in superb fully restored overall condition. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In really excellent condition the showwood having been beautifully repolished in our workshops, the silver plated parts have all been beautifully replated by a top London silversmith, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 112 x Width 92 x Depth 57 Dimensions in inches: Height 3 foot, 8 inches x Width 3 foot x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches Drakes Silversmiths Ltd of 49 Brewer Street, London, W1, was a firm of hotel and restaurant silver plate furnishers, supplying meat wagons, trolleys, etc., to domestic and foreign markets. Established in the early 20th Century they designed and manufactured silver-plate and wood and all silver-plate versions.. Harry’s son, Donald, joined the firm in the 1950′s. In 1964 John Fuller described them in his book as, ‘The Restaurateur’s Guide to Gueridon and Lamp Cookery’ (a complete guide to side-table and flambé service) as, “A family firm who specialise in restaurant equipment and plating” The business was subsequently renamed Drakes Hotelware Ltd and moved its headquarters to 140 High Street, Edgware, but appears to have been dissolved by the mid-1980s. Our reference: A3350

Dimensions:
Height: 44.1 in (112 cm)Width: 36.23 in (92 cm)Depth: 22.45 in (57 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Mahogany,Silver
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1930
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A33501stDibs: LU950636105312

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