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1900 - 1920
Description

An elegant antique sterling silver trumpet vase by E S Barnsley & Co (Edward Souter Barnsley), hallmarked Birmingham 1913.

Standing 21 cm tall, this attractive vase features a slender, tapering body rising to a wide, scalloped rim. The rim is decorated with delicate pierced floral rosettes, creating an ornamental crown-like effect. A circular pedestal foot completes the balanced design.

The restrained body and stylised floral openwork give the vase an appealing Art Nouveau influence. A decorative example of early 20th-century English silver, ideal for displaying a few flower stems or adding to an antique silver collection.

Details:

• Maker: E S Barnsley & Co — Edward Souter Barnsley

• Assay office: Birmingham

• Date: 1913

• Material: Sterling silver, 925 standard

• Height: 21 cm

• Width across the top: 9 cm

• Total weight: 159.1 grams

• Form: Trumpet vase on a circular pedestal foot

• Decoration: Pierced floral rosettes and scalloped rim

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Date of Manufacture

Quality Antiques and Vintage has dated this Sterling Silver Trumpet Vase to the 1910s.

Independent Date Check ID 09704857
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques Date1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem is 113 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1910s:
Date letter o on the upper rim: fixes the year to 1913.
Maker's mark E.S.B: registered to Edward Souter Barnsley & Co.
Anchor stamp alongside the lion: Birmingham assay office.
Pierced rosette openwork: early 20th-century floral styling.
Gentle surface polish lines: normal handling over time.

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.

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An elegant antique sterling silver trumpet vase by E S Barnsley & Co (Edward Souter Barnsley), hallmarked Birmingham 1913.
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Standing 21 cm tall, this attractive vase features a slender, tapering body rising to a wide, scalloped rim.
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The rim is decorated with delicate pierced floral rosettes, creating an ornamental crown-like effect. A circular pedestal foot completes the balanced design.

fig 1. An antique sterling silver trumpet-shaped vase featuring a circular stepped base, a smooth tapering central stem, and a pierced floral scalloped top rim.
fig 1. Share Antique Sterling Silver Vase Birmingham 1913 E S Barnsley Pierced Floral 21cm

The restrained body and stylised floral openwork give the vase an appealing Art Nouveau influence. A decorative example of early 20th-century English silver, ideal for displaying a few flower stems or adding to an antique silver collection.

fig 2. An antique sterling silver trumpet-shaped vase featuring a circular stepped base, a smooth tapering central stem, and a pierced floral scalloped top rim.
fig 2. Share Antique Sterling Silver Vase Birmingham 1913 E S Barnsley Pierced Floral 21cm

Details:

• Maker: E S Barnsley & Co — Edward Souter Barnsley

• Assay office: Birmingham

• Date: 1913

• Material: Sterling silver, 925 standard

• Height: 21 cm

• Width across the top: 9 cm

• Total weight: 159.1 grams

• Form: Trumpet vase on a circular pedestal foot

• Decoration: Pierced floral rosettes and scalloped rim

We professionally package all our items for safety and provide Free UK Postage with Tracking **

Date of Manufacture

Quality Antiques and Vintage has dated this Sterling Silver Trumpet Vase to the 1910s.

Independent Date Report ID 09704857
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques dating1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem is 113 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1910s:
Date letter o on the upper rim: fixes the year to 1913.
Maker's mark E.S.B: registered to Edward Souter Barnsley & Co.
Anchor stamp alongside the lion: Birmingham assay office.
Pierced rosette openwork: early 20th-century floral styling.
Gentle surface polish lines: normal handling over time.

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
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SA1243551
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An antique sterling silver trumpet-shaped vase featuring a circular stepped base, a smooth tapering central stem, and a pierced floral scalloped top rim.
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  • ObjectVases
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsPierced scalloped rim, Trumpet silhouette, Stepped circular base, Floral openwork

This Edwardian sterling silver vase stands 21 cm tall in a trumpet silhouette with a slender, tapering central stem. The silver finish exhibits a polished metallic sheen, complemented by a wide, scalloped top rim decorated with delicate pierced floral rosettes and circular openwork medallions. A stepped circular base grounds the structure, joined to the body by a small turned collar moulding. Appropriate for placement on a sideboard top in an English country house setting, the piece suits domestic display as a receptacle for a few stem flowers or as a decorative addition to an established collection of early twentieth-century silver.

FAQs

An Edwardian sterling silver trumpet vase is a decorative tall vessel produced during the reign of King Edward VII and the immediate years following, typically characterized by a slender stem, flared foot, and an expanding rim often embellished with pierced floral or scroll openwork.

Vases from this period were spun or cast from sterling silver, defined in the United Kingdom as 925 parts per thousand pure silver. Rims frequently featured hand-punched or machine-pierced decorative patterns, and bases were often weighted with pitch or lead to provide stability for long-stemmed flowers.

Authentic British silver bears a set of official hallmarks stamped by an assay office. Birmingham pieces feature an anchor mark, accompanied by the walking lion passant for sterling quality, a date letter signifying the year of assay, and a distinct makers mark consisting of initials.

An antique silver vase can be placed on sideboards, mantelpieces, or dining tables as a solitary accent piece or grouped alongside complementary glassware. Its metallic finish reflects ambient light, creating contrast against matte, dark, or textured contemporary backdrops.

Clean sterling silver using a soft cotton cloth and a specialized non-abrasive silver polish to remove tarnish and oxidisation. Avoid harsh chemical dips, washing in dishwashers, or leaving natural flower stems submerged in water without periodic drying, as moisture can compromise internal base weights.
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