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Antique Victorian Silver Plated Shell Dish with Stylised Coral Handle – Circa 1880
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Antique Victorian Silver Plated Shell Dish with Stylised Coral Handle – Circa 1880

19th century
Description

A Nice Antique Victorian Silver Plated Serving Dish in the shape of a shell with a stylised coral handle. The body of the dish is modelled with flowing ridges and rippling contours that imitate the natural surface of a shell. The raised handle is cast in the form of coral, giving the piece a sculptural and distinctly marine character. The dish sits on three shell shaped feet – circa 1880.

* The design is both decorative and functional, making it suitable for serving sweets, nuts, chocolates, or small savouries.

Measurements:

Height (to top of handle): 5 1/2" (approx. 14cm)

Width: 12" (approx. 30.5cm)

Depth: 10" (approx. 25.5cm)

Total weight: 640g

In good condition – The piece shows only light surface wear consistent with age and gentle handling.

Physical Dimensions
Height
14cm (5.51")
Width
30.5cm (12.01")
Depth
25.5cm (10.04")
Declaration

Kingsdown Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Shell Dish to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1225842
Dealers Internal Reference
KD53355
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A Nice Antique Victorian Silver Plated Serving Dish in the shape of a shell with a stylised coral handle.
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The body of the dish is modelled with flowing ridges and rippling contours that imitate the natural surface of a shell.
Kingsdown Antiques

The raised handle is cast in the form of coral, giving the piece a sculptural and distinctly marine character. The dish sits on three shell shaped feet – circa 1880.

fig 1. A Victorian silver-plated dish featuring two fluted shell-shaped compartments joined by a central handle modelled as textured coral.
fig 1. Antique Victorian Silver Plated Shell Dish with Stylised Coral Handle – Circa 1880

The design is both decorative and functional, making it suitable for serving sweets, nuts, chocolates, or small savouries.

Measurements:

Height (to top of handle): 5 1/2" (approx. 14cm)

Width: 12" (approx. 30.5cm)

Depth: 10" (approx. 25.5cm)

Total weight: 640g

In good condition – The piece shows only light surface wear consistent with age and gentle handling.

Height
14cm (5.51")
Width
30.5cm (12.01")
Depth
25.5cm (10.04")
Date of Manufacture

Kingsdown Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Shell Dish to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1225842
Dealers Internal Ref
KD53355
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Archive I A Victorian silver-plated dish featuring two fluted shell-shaped compartments joined by a central handle modelled as textured coral.

Antique Victorian Silver Plated Shell Dish With Stylised Coral Handle – circa 1880

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A Victorian silver-plated dish featuring two fluted shell-shaped compartments joined by a central handle modelled as textured coral.
Antique Victorian Silver Plated Shell Dish With Stylised Coral Handle – circa 1880
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A Victorian silver-plated dish featuring two fluted shell-shaped compartments joined by a central handle modelled as textured coral.
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During the late nineteenth century, Victorian silversmiths frequently drew inspiration from the natural world, producing silver-plated items featuring organic shapes such as seashells, coral, foliage, and fauna.

These pieces were typically constructed using electroplating, where a layer of pure silver was deposited onto a base metal alloy core, such as nickel silver, through an electrolytic process before hand finishing.

Authentic pieces frequently feature maker stamps, electroplate registration marks such as EPNS (Electroplated Nickel Silver), and characteristic signs of Victorian casting techniques along joins and handles.

A silver shell dish functions as a trinket holder on an entryway console, a card receiver on a hall table, or a decorative accent placed atop a stack of books on a sideboard.

To preserve the thin electroplated layer, clean gently using a soft cotton cloth and a non-abrasive silver cream, avoiding chemical dips and coarse scouring pads.
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