A Victorian sterling silver waiter or small salver, London 1872 by Robert Harper

Of circular heptafoil form, with a cavetto edge and foliate scroll, shell, and beaded rim, raised on three rocaille scroll bracket feet. The cavetto edge with embossed trailing bellflowers edged with beading. The field with engraved arabesques. Fully marked to the reverse

Diameter – 20.5 cm / 8.2 inches

Weight – 345 grams / 11.09 ozt