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English 1914 Antique Sterling Silver Enamel Victoria Falls Napkin Ring
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English 1914 Antique Sterling Silver Enamel Victoria Falls Napkin Ring

1900 - 1920
Description

A rare English antique solid sterling silver and enamelled napkin ring. It is hallmarked for Birmingham 1914 with the maker being S Blanckensee & Son Ltd. It has been beautifully superbly designed having an enamelled disc hand painted with the image of Victoria Falls. It is in super condition being free from dings splits and repairs. The enamel is perfect. It measures approx. 1.75 inches (4.2cm) across by over 1 inch (3cm) tall and weighs 22 grams. A very well made piece.

Date of Manufacture

The Silver Squirrel has dated this Silver Enamel Napkin Ring to the 1910s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09659511
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques Date1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem is 112 years old
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Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1910s:
Birmingham date letter p: fixes the year of manufacture to 1914.
Maker's punch for S Blanckensee & Son Ltd: active Birmingham silversmiths.
Lion passant mark: British sterling standard silver.
Hand-painted Victoria Falls enamel plaque: popular British Empire souvenir style.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

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SA1237073
Dealers Internal Reference
406/40/17
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A rare English antique solid sterling silver and enamelled napkin ring. It is hallmarked for Birmingham 1914 with the maker being S Blanckensee & Son Ltd.
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It has been beautifully superbly designed having an enamelled disc hand painted with the image of Victoria Falls.
The Silver Squirrel

It is in super condition being free from dings splits and repairs. The enamel is perfect. It measures approx. 1.75 inches (4.2cm) across by over 1 inch (3cm) tall and weighs 22 grams. A very well made piece.

Date of Manufacture

The Silver Squirrel has dated this Silver Enamel Napkin Ring to the 1910s.

Independent Date Report ID 09659511
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques dating1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem is 112 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1910s:
Birmingham date letter p: fixes the year of manufacture to 1914.
Maker's punch for S Blanckensee & Son Ltd: active Birmingham silversmiths.
Lion passant mark: British sterling standard silver.
Hand-painted Victoria Falls enamel plaque: popular British Empire souvenir style.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1237073
Dealers Internal Ref
406/40/17
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Archive I A polished sterling silver napkin ring featuring a circular colourful enamel plaque depicting Victoria Falls.

English 1914 Antique Sterling Silver Enamel Victoria Falls Napkin Ring

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A polished sterling silver napkin ring featuring a circular colourful enamel plaque depicting Victoria Falls.
ENGLISH 1914 ANTIQUE STERLING SILVER ENAMEL VICTORIA FALLS NAPKIN RING
Ref: SA1237073
A polished sterling silver napkin ring featuring a circular colourful enamel plaque depicting Victoria Falls.
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  • ObjectNapkin Rings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialSterling Silver, Enamel
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsEnamel plaque, Landscape pictorial, Hallmarked silver, Cylindrical form

This Edwardian napkin ring takes a cylindrical form in polished sterling silver. The piece holds a circular enamel plaque depicting a landscape view of Victoria Falls, rendered in shades of blue, green, purple, and pink under a white sky. Hallmarks are visible on the plain silver surface to the right of the central plaque. The interior shows a smooth metallic finish with minor signs of handling age. It measures 4.2 cm across by 3 cm tall. Dining rooms provide a natural setting for this functional tableware, which sits neatly on a dining table or sideboard during meals. Collectors of early twentieth century silver tableware use such items to hold individual linen napkins at formal or family dinners. The compact object suits everyday dining use as well as display within a cabinet alongside other small decorative silver articles.

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Silver napkin rings became widespread during the 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily used in European households to identify personal cloth napkins between washings. Over time, highly decorative versions featuring enamelling, chasing, or souvenir motifs were created as prized gifts and commemorative keepsakes.

These items were typically raised or cast from solid sterling silver before receiving British assay hallmarks. Decorative enamel plaques were created by fusing powdered coloured glass onto metal plaques at high temperatures using vitrification, which were then mounted directly onto the silver cylinder.

Authentic British pieces bear complete hallmark sets stamped into the outer or inner silver band, including a makers mark, town mark, lion passant for sterling quality, and a date letter. Edwardian examples often feature crisp hand-painted enamel detail and precise metalwork characteristic of early 20th-century silversmithing.

Antique silver napkin rings can be integrated into contemporary table arrangements alongside linen napkins, natural wood placemats, and modern ceramic dinnerware. Displaying them on a sideboard tray or incorporating mismatched vintage designs adds historical character to modern formal tablescapes.

Clean silver sections using a soft, non-abrasive cotton cloth and a specialized silver polishing cream, avoiding harsh rubbing over hallmarks. Enamel sections should only be wiped gently with a microfibre cloth damp with warm water, keeping moisture away from solder joins to prevent degradation.
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