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A Fine Victorian Hunting Scene Silver Menu Holder
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A Fine Victorian Hunting Scene Silver Menu Holder

19th century
For Sale by Booth Antiques
Description

A rare Victorian silver menu holder. This unusual example is fully cast and features a horse and hounds scene in a woodland setting. The image is supported on a half moon stand with rear 'lugs' to support the menu.

This wonderful piece could also be used for a photograph or postcard, showing it to be as versatile as it is collectable. Dimensions below.

Postage and packing £12.00 UK

£20.00 Europe

£26.00 Outside Europe

Condition :- Excellent, with no dents, splits or holes.

Hallmarks :- Clear and readable.

Date :- Birmingham 1898.

Maker :- Stuart Clifford & Co.

Height :- 2.2 cm.

Depth :- 2.9 cm.

Width :- 8.3 cm.

Date of Manufacture

Booth Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Menu Holder to the Victorian era.

Physical Dimensions
Height
2.2cm (0.87")
Width
8.3cm (3.27")
Depth
2.9cm (1.14")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1245803
Dealers Internal Reference
B532
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Description
A rare Victorian silver menu holder. This unusual example is fully cast and features a horse and hounds scene in a woodland setting. The image is supported on a half moon stand with rear 'lugs' to support the menu.
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This wonderful piece could also be used for a photograph or postcard, showing it to be as versatile as it is collectable.
Booth Antiques

Dimensions below.

fig 1. A Victorian sterling silver menu holder featuring a detailed cast relief depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with horses, riders, and hounds.
fig 1. A Fine Victorian Hunting Scene Silver Menu Holder

Postage and packing £12.00 UK

£20.00 Europe

£26.00 Outside Europe

Condition :- Excellent, with no dents, splits or holes.

Hallmarks :- Clear and readable.

Date :- Birmingham 1898.

Maker :- Stuart Clifford & Co.

Height :- 2.2 cm.

Depth :- 2.9 cm.

Width :- 8.3 cm.

Date of Manufacture

Booth Antiques has dated this Victorian Silver Menu Holder to the Victorian era.

Height
2.2cm (0.87")
Width
8.3cm (3.27")
Depth
2.9cm (1.14")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1245803
Dealers Internal Ref
B532
Booth Antiques
Booth Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2026

Specialist in antique silver, glass, jewellery and objets de vertu

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Archive I A Victorian sterling silver menu holder featuring a detailed cast relief depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with horses, riders, and hounds.

A Fine Victorian Hunting Scene Silver Menu Holder

Archive II A Victorian sterling silver menu holder featuring a detailed cast relief depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with horses, riders, and hounds. View II
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A Victorian sterling silver menu holder featuring a detailed cast relief depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with horses, riders, and hounds.
A fine Victorian Hunting Scene Silver Menu Holder
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A Victorian sterling silver menu holder featuring a detailed cast relief depicting a traditional fox hunting scene with horses, riders, and hounds.
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  • ObjectTableware
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSterling Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsCast hunting scene, Equestrian figures, Relief foliage
  • SizeH 2.2 cm (1 in) x W 8.3 cm (3 in) x D 2.9 cm (1 in)

This Victorian sterling silver menu holder takes the form of a fully cast relief depicting a traditional hunting scene within a woodland setting. The design incorporates equestrian figures, horses, riders, hounds, and relief foliage beneath a row of trees, all executed in polished silver. Additional details visible include the half-moon stand, rear supporting lugs, and clear hallmarks. Measuring 2.2 cm high, 8.3 cm wide, and 2.9 cm deep, the piece sits securely on any flat surface. In a contemporary home, this tableware item serves on a dining table centre to hold menus, place cards, photographs, or postcards. The compact size allows placement on sideboards, mantelpieces, or display cabinets within a Highland hunting lodge setting or traditional interior. The solid sterling silver construction provides durability while maintaining its decorative character as a functional collectible.

FAQs

Introduced in the late nineteenth century, silver menu holders were designed to hold individual printed menus or place cards at formal dinner parties, adding decorative structure to table settings.

These items were predominantly crafted from sterling silver using casting or die-stamping techniques, often featuring a weighted or ring-backed base to ensure stability on the dining table.

Authentic British pieces bear official hallmark stamps detailing the makers mark, lion passant for sterling purity, city assay mark, and date letter denoting the specific year of production.

A silver menu holder can be repurposed on a desk to display business cards, placed on a sideboard to present photographs, or used on a modern dining table during formal entertaining.

Silver should be washed gently in warm soapy water, dried thoroughly with a soft cloth, and occasionally polished with a specialized silver foam to remove tarnish without abrading high-relief details.
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