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Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Covered Book of Common Prayer – London, 1904
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Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Covered Book of Common Prayer – London, 1904

1900 - 1920
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A Lovely Antique Edwardian Book Of Common Prayer fitted with a sterling silver front cover decorated with four cherubic faces. The raised angel heads emerge from softly modelled clouds, creating a finely detailed devotional design. Hallmarked for London, 1904.

* The raised cherub cover gives this small prayer book the character of a finely worked devotional keepsake!

Measurements:

Height: 2 1/8" (approx. 5.5cm)

Width: 2" (approx. 5cm)

Total weight: 27g

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

Date of Manufacture

Kingsdown Antiques has dated this Edwardian Silver Prayer Book to the Edwardian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09712088
Dealer's Item DateEdwardian era
Sellingantiques DateEdwardian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 122 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE EDWARDIAN ERA:
Date letter i with the London leopard's head: 1904.
Maker's mark W.C: silversmith William Comyns.
Embossed cherub heads in clouds: design after Joshua Reynolds' angels.
Gilt lettering on the spine: period publisher's binding for church use.
Light rubbing across the raised silver figures: many years of handling.

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.

Physical Dimensions
Height
5.5cm (2.17")
Width
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1244584
Dealers Internal Reference
KD53452
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Description
A Lovely Antique Edwardian Book Of Common Prayer fitted with a sterling silver front cover decorated with four cherubic faces.
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The raised angel heads emerge from softly modelled clouds, creating a finely detailed devotional design.
Kingsdown Antiques

Hallmarked for London, 1904.

fig 1. An antique Edwardian miniature Book of Common Prayer featuring an embossed sterling silver front cover decorated with cherub faces among clouds.
fig 1. Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Covered Book of Common Prayer – London, 1904

The raised cherub cover gives this small prayer book the character of a finely worked devotional keepsake!

Measurements:

Height: 2 1/8" (approx. 5.5cm)

Width: 2" (approx. 5cm)

Total weight: 27g

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

Date of Manufacture

Kingsdown Antiques has dated this Edwardian Silver Prayer Book to the Edwardian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09712088
Dealer's Item DateEdwardian era
Sellingantiques datingEdwardian era
Sellingantiques agingItem is 122 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Edwardian era:
Date letter i with the London leopard's head: 1904.
Maker's mark W.C: silversmith William Comyns.
Embossed cherub heads in clouds: design after Joshua Reynolds' angels.
Gilt lettering on the spine: period publisher's binding for church use.
Light rubbing across the raised silver figures: many years of handling.

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.

Height
5.5cm (2.17")
Width
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1244584
Dealers Internal Ref
KD53452
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Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Covered Book of Common Prayer – London, 1904

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An antique Edwardian miniature Book of Common Prayer featuring an embossed sterling silver front cover decorated with cherub faces among clouds.
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Covered Book Of Common Prayer – London, 1904
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An antique Edwardian miniature Book of Common Prayer featuring an embossed sterling silver front cover decorated with cherub faces among clouds.
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  • ObjectDevotional Books
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialSterling Silver, Leather, Paper
  • ColourSilver, Black
  • MotifsCherub heads, Repousse clouds, Hallmarked silver cover
  • SizeH 5.5 cm (2 in) x W 5 cm (2 in)

This Edwardian devotional book is a miniature Book of Common Prayer bound with a black leather spine and paper pages, fitted with a silver front cover featuring repoussé clouds and four cherub heads. Hallmarked for London, 1904, the piece displays light surface wear on the sterling silver cover, circular punch marks in the hallmarking section near the lower left corner, and a small round fastener at the upper left of the decorative border. Measuring 5.5 cm high and 5 cm wide, the book has a compact profile suited for display. In a contemporary home, this small keepsake fits well on a gentleman's library bookshelf, a side table, or a desk as an accent piece. The devotional object brings period character to an interior through its detailed metalwork and traditional form.

During the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, silversmiths frequently adorned small devotional texts, such as the Book of Common Prayer or Hymns Ancient and Modern, with repousse or stamped sterling silver front covers featuring religious or classical iconography.

These books typically feature a hallmarked sterling silver front plate mounted onto a dark leather or cloth binding, housing paper printed interior text.

Authentic pieces carry British silver hallmarks, including the makers mark, town mark such as the London leopards head, lion passant standard mark, and a date letter denoting the year of manufacture.

Small silver books are suitable for display inside a glass cabinet, arranged atop a mantlepiece stack of vintage volumes, or placed as a decorative item on an office desk.

Dust the paper pages lightly with a soft brush, and gently polish the silver cover using a dry microfiber cloth or specialized silver polishing cloth, avoiding liquid polishes near the leather or paper elements.
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