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Novelty Antique Silver Plated Biscuit Box in the Form of a Weight
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Novelty Antique Silver Plated Biscuit Box in the Form of a Weight

1900 - 1920
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This is a novelty antique silver plated biscuit box in the form of a weight. This cylindrical box has a large circular handle on top looped within a ball. This has a button on the front to push to open. c.1920 British made with a makers mark stamped underneath.

Height: 14cm (5.5")

This can also be purchased from my website

honeytilleyantiques.com

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Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Silver Plated Biscuit Barrel to the 1920s.

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SA1085539
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A32330
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Please contact me for a shipment quote prior to purchase, thank you

Description
This is a novelty antique silver plated biscuit box in the form of a weight. This cylindrical box has a large circular handle on top looped within a ball. This has a button on the front to push to open. c.1920 British made with a makers mark stamped underneath.

Height: 14cm (5.5")

This can also be purchased from my website

honeytilleyantiques.com

Date of Manufacture

Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Silver Plated Biscuit Barrel to the 1920s.

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SA1085539
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A32330
Honey Tilley Antiques
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Archive I A polished silver plated cylindrical biscuit box designed in the form of a trade weight, featuring a fitted lid with a central ring handle.

Novelty Antique Silver Plated Biscuit Box in the Form of a Weight

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Honey Tilley Antiques
Telephone 0207 359 4127 or 07775 676917
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4/5 Pierrepont Row
Islington
London
N1 8EF
United Kingdom
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A polished silver plated cylindrical biscuit box designed in the form of a trade weight, featuring a fitted lid with a central ring handle.
Novelty antique silver plated biscuit box in the form of a weight
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A polished silver plated cylindrical biscuit box designed in the form of a trade weight, featuring a fitted lid with a central ring handle.
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  • ObjectBiscuit Barrels
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSilver Plate
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsTrade weight shape, Ring handle, Cylindrical body, Polished finish

This novelty antique biscuit box dates from 1920 and takes the form of a trade weight, designed in a Victorian style suited to a gentleman's library. The piece is crafted from silver plate with a polished silver finish over a cylindrical body. Visible details include a fitted lid with a central ring handle looped within a ball, a small button on the front to push to open, and a maker's mark stamped underneath. The box measures 14 cm in height. In a contemporary interior, this biscuit box serves as a functional decorative item suitable for placement on a sideboard top or desk. The compact scale allows it to sit comfortably within living spaces, dining rooms or studies as a practical container for dry goods or biscuits while adding a distinctive antique accent to the room.

FAQs

A novelty silver plated biscuit box is a dining table container designed to store biscuits, fashioned into whimsical or utilitarian forms such as weights, drums, or trunks during the late nineteenth century.

These items were typically constructed from a base metal such as electroplated nickel silver (EPNS) or Britannia metal, which was then coated with a thin layer of fine silver using electroplating techniques.

Authentic pieces usually feature manufacturer makers marks or EPNS stamps on the underside, displaying natural copper or brass show-through in areas of heavy wear alongside Victorian construction details.

A silver biscuit barrel can be placed on a dining room sideboard, kitchen dresser, or bar cart as a functional container or a decorative metalwork accent.

Silver plated items should be cleaned gently using a non-abrasive silver foam or polish applied with a soft cloth, avoiding harsh chemical dips that strip the silver layer.
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