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Antique Silver Sentry Box Menu Holders Sampson Mordan
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Antique Silver Sentry Box Menu Holders Sampson Mordan

1900 - 1920
Description

A wonderfully rare and possible unique set of antique sterling silver menu holders by the highly collectable Sampson Mordan & Co.

These Sentry Box Menu Holders are all clearly marked for Chester 1907 and carry not only the maker's mark for Sampson Mordan & Co but also the retailer's name and the Registration Mark of RD512060. The 'sentries' featured are: the Royal Horse Artillery, the Gordon Highlanders, the Blues & Royals (Royal Horse Guards and First Dragoons) and the Irish Guard.

There is some discolouration and crazing to the paintings and a couple of small chips inside the glass panels. The box has some staining and the inside satin is ripped at the hinges, but it is original and is also stamped for the retailer, Edwards and Sons, 161 Regent Street, London.

Dimensions:

(Each Menu Holder) Height: 6cm

Width: 3cm

Depth: 2.3cm

Total Weight: 151g.

Box 18cm x7cm x Height 8cm.

Post and packaging are free within the UK. Overseas buyers please e-mail for postage costs and please note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to buying.

Physical Dimensions
Height
8cm (3.15")
Width
18cm (7.09")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Declaration

The Silver Cabinet has dated these Silver Sentry Box Menu Holders to the Edwardian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA928113
Dealers Internal Reference
C666
Description
A wonderfully rare and possible unique set of antique sterling silver menu holders by the highly collectable Sampson Mordan & Co.
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These Sentry Box Menu Holders are all clearly marked for Chester 1907 and carry not only the maker's mark for Sampson Mordan & Co but also the retailer's name and the Registration Mark of RD512060.
The Silver Cabinet

The 'sentries' featured are: the Royal Horse Artillery, the Gordon Highlanders, the Blues & Royals (Royal Horse Guards and First Dragoons) and the Irish Guard.

fig 1. A set of four sterling silver and enamel sentry box menu holders featuring military guards inside a fitted red leather presentation case.
fig 1. Antique Silver Sentry Box Menu Holders Sampson Mordan

There is some discolouration and crazing to the paintings and a couple of small chips inside the glass panels. The box has some staining and the inside satin is ripped at the hinges, but it is original and is also stamped for the retailer, Edwards and Sons, 161 Regent Street, London.

fig 2. A set of four sterling silver and enamel sentry box menu holders featuring military guards inside a fitted red leather presentation case.
fig 2. Antique Silver Sentry Box Menu Holders Sampson Mordan

Dimensions:

(Each Menu Holder) Height: 6cm

Width: 3cm

Depth: 2.3cm

Total Weight: 151g.

Box 18cm x7cm x Height 8cm.

Post and packaging are free within the UK. Overseas buyers please e-mail for postage costs and please note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to buying.

Height
8cm (3.15")
Width
18cm (7.09")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Date of Manufacture

The Silver Cabinet has dated these Silver Sentry Box Menu Holders to the Edwardian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA928113
Dealers Internal Ref
C666
The Silver Cabinet
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Archive I A set of four sterling silver and enamel sentry box menu holders featuring military guards inside a fitted red leather presentation case.

Antique Silver Sentry Box Menu Holders Sampson Mordan

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A set of four sterling silver and enamel sentry box menu holders featuring military guards inside a fitted red leather presentation case.
Antique Silver Sentry Box Menu Holders Sampson Mordan
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A set of four sterling silver and enamel sentry box menu holders featuring military guards inside a fitted red leather presentation case.
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FAQs

Antique silver menu holders were designed for formal dining settings in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. Placed at individual table settings, they held small printed dinner menus or seating place cards for guests.

Craftsmen primarily used sterling silver combined with polychrome enamel detailing. Sets were routinely housed inside custom leather presentation cases lined with silk and velvet to protect the delicate silverwork.

Authentic items feature clear British hallmark impressions, including silver purity marks, city assay stamps, date letters, and maker initials such as S.M & Co for Sampson Mordan and Company.

These miniature decorative objects can be integrated into contemporary table settings for dinner parties or arranged on a sideboard top, bookshelf, or within a glazed cabinet as part of a silver display.

Silver components should be buffed gently using a soft microfibre cloth and specialized silver polish. Contact between polishing agents and enamelled surfaces or velvet case linings should be avoided.
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