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Silver Menu Holder - Scottish Influenced Design
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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Silver Menu Holder - Scottish Influenced Design

1900 - 1920
Description

An interesting silver menu holder decorated with two thistles one containing an amethyst and one a citrine. The leaves of the thistle are textured. Marked to the reverse Birmingham 1900 makers mark Crisford & Norris.

H 7 cm

W 7 cm

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Scottish Silver Menu Holder to the 1900s.

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Description
An interesting silver menu holder decorated with two thistles one containing an amethyst and one a citrine. The leaves of the thistle are textured. Marked to the reverse Birmingham 1900 makers mark Crisford & Norris.

H 7 cm

W 7 cm

Date of Manufacture

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this Scottish Silver Menu Holder to the 1900s.

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SA1144953
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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An easel-backed silver menu holder featuring detailed Scottish thistle leaves and two thistle heads set with faceted purple and yellow stones.
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Archive I An easel-backed silver menu holder featuring detailed Scottish thistle leaves and two thistle heads set with faceted purple and yellow stones.

Silver menu holder - Scottish influenced design

Archive II An easel-backed silver menu holder featuring detailed Scottish thistle leaves and two thistle heads set with faceted purple and yellow stones. View II
Archive III An easel-backed silver menu holder featuring detailed Scottish thistle leaves and two thistle heads set with faceted purple and yellow stones. View III
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Telephone 07710 931929
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Wiltshire
United Kingdom
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Items For Sale 150
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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An easel-backed silver menu holder featuring detailed Scottish thistle leaves and two thistle heads set with faceted purple and yellow stones.
Silver menu holder - Scottish influenced design
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An easel-backed silver menu holder featuring detailed Scottish thistle leaves and two thistle heads set with faceted purple and yellow stones.
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Silver menu holders, or place card stands, gained popularity during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for formal dining tables. Designs incorporating Scottish motifs such as thistles reflected the Victorian interest in Highland culture and Scottish revivalism.

These items are predominantly constructed from sterling silver or white metal alloys, frequently featuring cast or pressed thistle motifs. Decorative accents often incorporate faceted glass or native gemstones representing traditional Scottish stones like amethyst and cairngorm quartz.

Authentic period pieces generally feature hallmark stamps indicating silver purity, maker marks, and city marks. Additionally, construction details such as hand-soldered easel hinges and period-appropriate stone settings distinguish original pieces from later reproductions.

While designed for displaying dining menus or place names, these items can be repositioned on sideboards, desks, or shelving to hold small photographs, art cards, or business cards.

Maintain silver accessories by polishing gently with a soft microfibre cloth and a mild silver polish. Avoid submerging set stones in harsh cleaning solutions, as chemicals can compromise paste settings or damage delicate silver solder joints.
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