This exceptional antique George VI sterling silver tea tray has a rectangular form with rounded corners.
The surface of the tray is embellished with flat engraved spiralling thorn designs encompassing foliate and stylised rose motifs to each corner accented with a paralleling simplified thorn decorated border terminating with scroll and leaf decoration.
The raised rounded border of this rectangular silver tea tray is ornamented with plain applied moulded decoration accented with four chased decorated floral and foliate designs.
This fine example of antique silverware is fitted with a fine and impressive pair of handles with stepped terminals, in the iconic Art Deco style.
The sockets of the handle are embellished with impressive chased rose and foliate ornamentation.
The tray is supported by four impressive Art Deco stepped bracket feet accented with further chased floral and foliate designs, reflecting that of the decoration to the rim.
The underside of the tray bears the retailer's mark 'Garrard & Co Ltd, 112 Regent Street, London. W'.
This exceptional antique tea tray was crafted by the renowned silversmiths Garrard & Co Ltd.