A Victorian sterling silver small salver or waiter, London 1869 by Henry Wilkinson & Co

Of hexafoil lobed circular form, with a pierced concave edge and beaded and bell flower rim. Raised on three beaded shell bracket feet. The field with engraved decoration of arabesques, foliate scrolls and flower heads, centred with an engraved crest of issuant from the horns of a crescent a garb. Fully marked to the reverse and incuse stamped 7862 and a worn registration design lozenge for 21st Oct 1864 .

Diameter – 20.9 cm / 8.25 inches

Weight – 345 grams / 11.09 ozt

The crest is for the Kavanagh families of Ballyleigh or Carlow, Ireland or Nantes, France