Set of 4 Antique Silver Tortoise Shell Menu Holders / Place Card Holders, 1914

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Victorian Scottish cast sterling silver card/menu holders; an addition to our animal related silverware collection. These exceptional Victorian cast sterling silver menu holders have a shaped heraldic blazon form onto a plain rounded wirework frame. The anterior surface of each piece is embellished a hallmarked cast sterling silver Peddie family blazon of a papingo holding in his beak an arrow, all above the bannered motto 'Consulto' - I deliberate. These antique silver menu holders...

1950s Brazilian 900 silver basket place card holders. Each holder features a “bouquet” of semi precious stones. Twisted round silver holder. Each hol...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George V English cast sterling silver card/menu holders; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. These exceptional George V cast sterling silver menu holders have been realistically modelled in the form of the classic 17th century puppet characters Punch and Judy...

German sterling silver place card holders. This set comprises 8 holders in 3 designs. One holder features an elegant courtly couple ...

Set of 4 Edwardian sterling silver place card holders. Made by Charles & George Asprey in London, 1906 to 1908. Each: A cast fox head pokes through a horseshoe clip; round and flat b...

A fine and impressive set of six antique George V English sterling silver menu / card holders - boxed; an addition to our diverse dining silverware collection. These fine antique George V sterling silver menu card holders have circular shaped bases. Each piece is surmounted with an impressive wishbone* shaped design with a paralleling shaped support. The subtly convex bases are encircled with an elevated scalloped border. The weighted bases of these impressive menu holders are fitted with green baize to the underside. This impressive set of antique silver menu card holders is fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior, secured with two hinged catches. The interior of the box bears the retailer's mark 'Robert Stewart (Jewellers) Ltd, 75 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow'. A wishbone, otherwise known as the furcular, is a forked bone found in birds and some dinosaurs. The main function of the bone is to provide strength between the neck and breast, to protect the creature during battle. The Ancient Romans perceived this bone as a symbol of luck which allowed the progression of breaking a dried chicken wishbone apart whilst making a wish; this procedure determined the person with the bigger half would receive their wish or have good fortune. This tradition has travelled through Europe and is an adopted practice in many countries. Condition These impressive antique menu holders...

Set of 4 Edwardian sterling silver and enamel place card holders. Made by James William Benson in Birmingham, 1906 to 1908. Each: Enameled coat of arms and open oval clip mounted to ...

Set of 6 Silver and Tortoise Place Card Holders in the Original Box. They were retailed by Ryrie Jewelers. The holders are sterling silver and tortoise. The tortoise is framed in a ...

This set of twenty four silver plated place card or menu holders are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Asia in approximately 1960 in a Tibetan style. The holders are compos...

These antique place card or menu holders show no maker's mark, but are presumed to have originated from the Czech Republic and date to approximately 192...