{"product_id":"victorian-mappin-webb-glass-celery-vase-engraved-with-ferns-on-silver-plated-swan-stand","title":"Victorian Mappin \u0026 Webb glass celery vase engraved with ferns on silver plated swan stand","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eExquisite mid-Victorian Mappin Brothers centrepiece celery vase with a silverplated swan stand and wheel-engraved glass flute.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eThe vase has an extended rounded bucket-shaped bowl with a ribbed girdle underneath the slightly flared everted rim that is cut with a reeded design. Wonderful crisp engraving of fern foliage all over, capturing the pteridomania of the period - the Victorian craze for using the fern motif on anything from wallpaper to gravestones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eThe glass is supported by a silverplated trumpet vase with a beaded border and domed pedestal foot that rests on a trefoil stand raised on large ball feet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eThree figural swans guard each corner of the base, with removable cable chains extending from their necks to the top of the vase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eThe birds' plumage is superbly detailed, with finely executed individual feathers. The brushed matte finish of the swans’ contrasts with the polished surface of the stand, making it look like they are reflected in the surface of a lake.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eFantastic piece from one of the most important silversmith companies in British history who held Royal Warrants to five British monarchs, the Russian Imperial family and created a solid silver bedroom service for an Indian Maharaja.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eMade by Mappin Brothers (precursor and contemporary of early Mappin \u0026amp; Webb), England, c. 1870's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e1090 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e30.5 cm tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e12.5 cm diameter on top\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e14 x 14 x 14 cm at base\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent antique condition, no damage to glass. Tiny dark mark to rim; one chain absent catch on one end; light wear to silvering on base; very slight indent line to base.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rita's Bazaar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54035683705165,"sku":"3611","price":490.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/4191\/4957\/files\/87-DSC_0268-Photoroom_eb76d92e-39f9-411d-8674-65a2c1c39956.webp?v=1780946421","url":"https:\/\/ritasbazaar.co.uk\/products\/victorian-mappin-webb-glass-celery-vase-engraved-with-ferns-on-silver-plated-swan-stand","provider":"Rita’s Bazaar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}