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    Posted 9 years ago

    Rogueroman
    (96 items)

    I have this absolutely gorgeous quadruple silver plate DIVIDED BERRY SERVING BOWL having a beautiful, ornate foliate handle decorated with applied berries and delicate leaves. It measures 10" long x 10" wide x 6" high from bottom to top of the handle. The outer edge of the bowl (the highest point is 3" from base to edge of bowl) is deeply fluted with decorative channels running vertically. The inside of the bowl is almost a matt silver finish and shows a few small spots of discoloration and some very light pitting, but is otherwise in wonderful condition.

    It is stamped underfoot SIMPSON HALL MILLER & CO., and was made circa 1895 - 1904. Would this be considered Late Victorian as opposed to Art Nouveau? Any idea what it was actually used for? Someone suggested that it perhaps was a server that held fresh berries on one side and the other, a custard sauce or stiff sweet whipped cream. It sounds good, but I am hoping that perhaps someone knows exactly what it's purpose was. Thank you as always for sharing your awesome knowledge.

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    1. SEAN68 SEAN68, 9 years ago
      VERY BEAUTIFUL!!!

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