{"product_id":"vintage-viners-of-sheffield-silver-on-copper-oval-gallery-tray-chased-grapevine-design","title":"Vintage Viners of Sheffield Silver on Copper Oval Gallery Tray - Chased Grapevine Design","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eAn exceptional vintage oval gallery tray by the highly regarded British silversmiths Viners of Sheffield. This premium piece is from their upscale heritage line, manufactured as a faithful reproduction of the historic 18th-century \"Old Sheffield Plate\" process. Constructed with a heavy layer of silver fused over a solid copper base, it embodies the traditional weight and luxury standards of classic Sheffield manufacturing.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe tray features a beautifully detailed, pierced gallery rim with a gadroon border framing a spectacularly chased center field. The central pattern displays a rich, intricate grapevine motif complete with clusters of grapes, leaves, and textured scrollwork, all surrounding a central unengraved lattice cartouche.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe reverse is deeply and clearly stamped with the premium circular workshop mark: \"Reproduction of Old Sheffield Plate\", \"Viners Ltd, Made in Sheffield England\", followed by \"Chased\", \"E.P. ON Copper\", and the individual factory workshop mark \"G\".\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003cbr\u003eThis tray is in very good vintage structural condition and presents a lovely bright luster. True to its authentic age and functional nature, the front surface shows a few small, localised spots of copper bleed-through\/tarnish near the inner rim (clearly highlighted next to the pen in the close-up photographs) alongside honest surface cleaning micro-scratches from careful use over the decades. The silver plate remains remarkably complete and thick across the main chased face and pierced gallery with no bubbling.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cbr\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":63569163649354,"sku":"ANT-26-09-17-10-25","price":39.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/9317\/9722\/files\/IMG_8791.jpg?v=1789637160","url":"https:\/\/aniceoldthing.com\/products\/vintage-viners-of-sheffield-silver-on-copper-oval-gallery-tray-chased-grapevine-design","provider":"A Nice Old Thing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}