{"product_id":"antique-kerr-phillips-glasgow-silver-plated-oval-entree-dish-gadroon-border-c-1890","title":"Antique Kerr \u0026 Phillips Glasgow Silver Plated Oval Entree Dish - Gadroon Border (c.1890)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eAn exceptionally handsome antique Scottish silver-plated (EPNS) oval entree dish manufactured by the specialised wholesale electroplaters Kerr \u0026amp; Phillips of Glasgow, dating to the late Victorian period circa 1890. This heavy-quality serving piece features a beautifully polished, smooth dome cover framed by a traditional and robust gadroon (twisted rope style) border accenting both the base rim and upper lid. It is topped with a highly decorative, heavy scrolling twist-lock handle that easily detaches, allowing the deep lid to be flipped and used as a fully functional secondary open serving platter.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe inner lip is deeply and crisply stamped with the firm's distinctive gothic pseudo-hallmarks: \"K\u0026amp;P\" inside an oval cartouche followed by a series of four heraldic shield blocks (including a maltese cross and gothic initials) and the hand-etched workshop reference numbers 9267.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003cbr\u003eThis dish is in very good, bright antique structural condition and retains a magnificent mirror shine across the exterior dome. As a genuine late 19th-century domestic table piece, it shows honest light signs of age, including minor surface cleaning micro-scratches and light scuffing to the interior base of the serving tray from historical handling.There is a minor dent in the base, this is shown in the pictures The silver plating remains remarkably thick and complete, with no major breakthrough, no black pitting, and no bubbling. A beautifully preserved, display-ready example of classic Scottish metalwork.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eProvenance:\u003cbr\u003eSourced at Sunbury Antiques Market.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"A Nice Old Thing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63568937517386,"sku":"ANT-26-09-17-09-55","price":44.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/9317\/9722\/files\/IMG_8725.jpg?v=1789635050","url":"https:\/\/aniceoldthing.com\/products\/antique-kerr-phillips-glasgow-silver-plated-oval-entree-dish-gadroon-border-c-1890","provider":"A Nice Old Thing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}