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A Large Hallmarked Solid Silver Shelled Detailed Centrepiece 19th Century
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A Large Hallmarked Solid Silver Shelled Detailed Centrepiece 19th Century

19th century
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This large hallmarked solid silver centerpiece is a striking decorative tableware piece, perfect for making a statement in any room. The centerpiece features a detailed shell motif as the main design, showcasing quality craftsmanship.

It is adorned with elaborate scroll handles that add to its artistic appeal and make it easy to move. These handles beautifully complement the shell-shaped design, creating a cohesive and elegant look.

Measuring 42.5 cm wide and 17.5 cm high, the centerpiece is a substantial size, ideal for a dining table or display area. Weighing 705 grams, it is crafted from solid silver, ensuring both luxury and durability.

The hallmark verifies its authenticity and quality, assuring you of its origin and purity. This piece is perfect for silver collectors or anyone looking to add a touch of elegance to their decor. Its detailed design and functionality make it a valuable and attractive addition to any interior.

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Bushells Antiques has dated this Solid Silver Shell Centrepiece to the 19th Century.

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This large hallmarked solid silver centerpiece is a striking decorative tableware piece, perfect for making a statement in any room.
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The centerpiece features a detailed shell motif as the main design, showcasing quality craftsmanship.
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fig 1. A 19th-century solid silver centrepiece featuring fluted shell sides, elaborate scroll handles, and carved leaf feet.
fig 1. A Large Hallmarked Solid Silver Shelled Detailed Centrepiece 19th Century

It is adorned with elaborate scroll handles that add to its artistic appeal and make it easy to move. These handles beautifully complement the shell-shaped design, creating a cohesive and elegant look.

fig 2. A 19th-century solid silver centrepiece featuring fluted shell sides, elaborate scroll handles, and carved leaf feet.
fig 2. A Large Hallmarked Solid Silver Shelled Detailed Centrepiece 19th Century

Measuring 42.5 cm wide and 17.5 cm high, the centerpiece is a substantial size, ideal for a dining table or display area. Weighing 705 grams, it is crafted from solid silver, ensuring both luxury and durability.

fig 3. A 19th-century solid silver centrepiece featuring fluted shell sides, elaborate scroll handles, and carved leaf feet.
fig 3. A Large Hallmarked Solid Silver Shelled Detailed Centrepiece 19th Century

The hallmark verifies its authenticity and quality, assuring you of its origin and purity. This piece is perfect for silver collectors or anyone looking to add a touch of elegance to their decor. Its detailed design and functionality make it a valuable and attractive addition to any interior.

Date of Manufacture

Bushells Antiques has dated this Solid Silver Shell Centrepiece to the 19th Century.

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SA1138350
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Fine art, porcelain, jewellery, silver, clocks, pictures, oriental objects d’art and furniture

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A 19th-century solid silver centrepiece featuring fluted shell sides, elaborate scroll handles, and carved leaf feet.
A Large Hallmarked Solid Silver Shelled Detailed Centrepiece 19th Century
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A 19th-century solid silver centrepiece featuring fluted shell sides, elaborate scroll handles, and carved leaf feet.
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  • ObjectCenterpieces
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRococo Revival
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsFluted shell bowl, Scroll handles, Acanthus leaf feet

A nineteenth-century Rococo Revival solid silver centrepiece brings grand Regency style to a dining table center or display area, measuring 42.5 cm wide by 17.5 cm high and weighing 705 grams. The sterling silver tableware item has a polished silver finish with reflective surfaces and natural tarnishing highlights. The design incorporates a fluted shell bowl body, elaborate scroll handles at either end, and ornate acanthus leaf feet supporting the base. The large decorative tableware piece works well as a statement object for silver collectors and home decorators seeking traditional table ornamentation. It functions as a centrepiece on a dining table or sideboard, providing visual interest through its detailed metalwork and sculptural form. The authentic hallmarked piece serves as a formal accent within a dining room or living space setting.

FAQs

An antique silver centrepiece bowl is a decorative dining vessel produced during the 18th and 19th centuries, crafted to hold fruit or flowers at the centre of a formal dining table.

These items were crafted from sterling silver or high-grade silver alloys using metalworking techniques such as casting, repousse, chasing, and fluting to create detailed naturalistic motifs.

Authentic items bear official hallmarking stamps indicating silver purity, city of assay, makers initials, and a date letter, usually stamped on the base or lower edge.

A silver centrepiece can be placed at the centre of a dining table or console, displayed either empty as a sculptural highlight or filled with decorative objects.

Maintain solid silver by wiping with a soft cotton cloth and using non-abrasive silver polish to clear oxidisation, avoiding harsh chemical cleaners.
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