This magnificent, fine and impressive antique Edwardian cast sterling silver sugar box has been realistically modelled in the form of a stag in a classic bellowing pose.
The box has been embellished with fine cast details reproducing the stag's fur and anatomical features.
This magnificent antique silver box is fitted with the original push fit head/cover.
The hallmarks struck to the sleeve of the cover and body of this large antique silver stag sugar box ornament include:
Importer's mark: BM (B Muller & Son (Berthold Muller)
Silver quality/purity mark: Lion passant (sterling, .925, 925/1000)
Assay mark: Leopard's head (London, England)
Date mark: f (1901)
Additional mark: F (foreign manufacture mark)
Such examples modelled in the form of a stag and of this large size are rare and a scarcity to the market; this magnificent box is the finest of its type you could hope to acquire.
This rare antique silver stag sugar box, once used to hold sugar or sweetmeats at formal gatherings, now makes a striking centrepiece ornament. A distinguished gift for silver collectors, country house enthusiasts, or those who value singular, storied objects.
Date: 1901
