EXQUISITELY ENGRAVED VINTAGE ENGLISH VINERS INTERNATIONAL SILVER PLATED SERVING DISH WITH 5 GLASS

EXQUISITELY ENGRAVED VINTAGE ENGLISH VINERS INTERNATIONAL SILVER PLATED SERVING DISH WITH 5 GLASS DIVIDERS

A BEAUTIFUL VINERS INTERNATIONAL SILVER PLATED SERVING DISH. EXQUISITELY CHASED OR ENGRAVED FLOWER DESIGN ON TOP BOTTOM OF TRAY. LIFTED PIERCED RIM WITH RAISED RELIEF FLOWER DESIGN ON OUTSIDE.
 
MARKED ENGRAVED ON BOTTOM CORPORATE MARK ALPHA GRANTED BY THE CUTLERS COMPANY 1836 ALPHA PLATE VINERS OF SHEFFIELD CHASED
From 1925 the Viners used the trade mark ALPHA AND ALPHA PLATE (bought by Harrison Brothers & Howson founded in 1847).
Chasing is a method of decorating silver and other precious metals by engraving or gouging designs onto the metal. Intricate patterns are chased into the surface of the metal by a skilled craftsman using precision tools.
 
THIS VINTAGE PIERCED SILVERPLATED MID-CENTURY SERVING DISH TRAY COMES WITH 5 PRESSED GLASS DIVIDERS. COULD BE USED AS A CATCH-ALL TRAY, A SERVING TRAY FOR SNACKS, DIPS AND CONDIMENTS, OR AS A CANDY DISH. GLASS DIVIDERS CAN ALSO BE USED ON ITS OWN. 
 
Nothing but BEAUTIFUL. Trust me that the pictures do not by a long shot do the beauty of this piece justice. The set is in EXCELLENT condition. NO chips. YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!
 
MARKINGS:
CORPORATE MARK ALPHA GRANTED BY THE CUTLERS COMPANY 1836
ALPHA PLATE VINERS OF SHEFFIELD CHASED
From 1925 the Viners used the trade mark ALPHA AND ALPHA PLATE (bought by Harrison Brothers & Howson founded in 1847).
 
VINERS (1901-2014):
Viners International was started around 1901 by Adolphe Viener (also spelled Adolph Weiner when he was knighted by the Crown) and his sons in Sheffield, England. They were silversmiths who initially worked in traditional small workshops. The hallmark for Viners Ltd. silver was registered to son Edward Viner  in 1932. The company, which as Viners Ltd., grew to be the biggest cutlery manufacturer in England.
By the 1960s, it had expanded to subsidiaries in Ireland, Australia and France. In mid-2000, Oneida of the United States, paid $25 million in cash for Viners which was put into administration on 30 October 2014 Rayware, a privately owned housewares group, bought Viners out of administration for £1.6 million in November 2014 and in 2015 set about "reinvigorating the brand".
 
SIZES:
25,5CM DIAMETER 3CM HIGH
CONDITION: GLASS IN TACT. SILVERPLATE GOOD WITH LITTLE TARNISH. OVERALL CONDITION VERY GOOD.
 
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