An extraordinary large Art Nouveau / Victoria era AA silver plated tray with handle for vanity, dressing table. Equally great for living and dining room serving and display, even the bathroom for hand towels. This is a really unique and elaborate design with a free-form handle and 3D flowers that are formed out of the blow on the base - definitely a showpiece. It feels to me that this has to be hand made because the handles have a unique asymmetrical design. Sits on button feet marked AA on each with means 3 ounces of solid silver plating. Everything seems to be held together with hexagon bolts versus soldering. Truly a fantastic piece.
CONDITION: Photos really don't do this piece justice - hard to capture the 3D effect of the flowers and handle. Excellent antique with no damage or repairs. A view spots of oxidization but plan to take care of that if I can. Can benefit from a cleaning depending on your taste.
SIZE: 18 1/2 inches at longest - 12 1/2 inches at widest and approx 6 inches high
BUYER RESPONSIBILITIES: While I do my best to describe any potential flaws with equal attention to its attributes, please use the zoom feature to examine the item to make a determination if this meets your standards for vintage and antique items being offered. Email should you have any questions or require more information.
PLEASE NOTE: I do my best to pack glass and antiques as safely as possible and ship by courier. However, once and item leaves my hands it is out of my control. I can not guarantee safety and DO NOT accept returns or give refunds on broken glass / lamps etc.
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Deco Deva
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Downsizing was inevitable and I've done it several times already. This is the big one, and I am still unboxing treasures retrieved from storage after decades.
All pieces are one of a kind handpicked by yours truly over 40 years to add texture, style and story to your authentic style.
My collecting story starts after watching Astaire and Rogers float across a dance floor as a young girl, I have loved art deco design, art, fashion and jewelry. So bold and beautiful, and so different from anything that came before it. Art deco changed social and design sensibilities forever. A lifetime collector of high quality antiques and vintage, I started by making contacts, researching and learning. Picking the best of the best, I live with art deco and vintage decor and used to wear the fashions of the day. To say that I feel in love is an understatement. I reveled in the fact that I was able to reflect my unique style and sensibilities with a marriage of old and new.
Since I was in my teens I have bought what pleases me, what I find beautiful and unique, and the things that speak to me on a creative level. I hope that you can see and feel the passion and love that I feel for antiques and vintage pieces and share with you. You will find art deco, collectible and vintage fine art paintings, original illustrations and magazine covers, home decor, marble, alabaster and metal lamps, nude flapper table lamps, sterling silver decorative accents and tableware for the home and entertaining, designer and estate jewelry and fine vintage watches in my shop.