Silver fruit bowl with anthropomorphic handles, England, 1909

Material: silver
Dimensions: height 15.5 cm, diameter 27 cm, width including handles 37 cm
Weight: 2,283g
Decoration: tribute vessel with anthropomorphic and fantastic handles (woman and musical satyr)
Inscription: dedication engraved in frontal oval cartouche: "Presented to Captain FR Harford by the Officers Scots Guards 6th December 1916"
Origin: England, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London
Year: 1909
Period: Edwardian

Edwardian piece with historical value – figurative decoration and dedicated inscription

This fruit bowl made in England in 1909 by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company of London is made of solid silver, with a height of 15.5 cm, a diameter of 27 cm and a total width (including handles) of 37 cm, with an impressive weight of 2,283 g. The piece is distinguished by its handles carved with anthropomorphic and fantastic characters – a woman and a musical satyr – and bears an inscription engraved in the front cartouche: "Presented to Captain FR Harford by the Officers Scots Guards 6th December 1916" , giving it a special historical and symbolic value.

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