Oval silver plated gallery serving tray engraved with fruiting grapevines

Exquisite vintage silver-plated serving gallery tray in Louis XV style. Oval body is trimmed with an ornate pierced openwork border that has a gadrooned edge on top and is further decorated with repoussage of swags and floral garlands. The tray is cashed all over with a beautiful design of fruiting grapevines and grape bunches, as well as shells, scrolls and other foliage.

There is a vacant cartouche to the centre of the tray for personalised engraving.

Made by Viners of Sheffield, c. 1960s.

985 g
2.5 cm tall
39 x 25.5 cm overall
38 x 24 cm serving area

Excellent vintage condition. Some scuffing appropriate to age and use; few tiny dark marks near the edge of the serving area.