Vintage English Silver Plate on Copper Large Ornate Serving Tray

Bring a sense of time-worn elegance to your space with this large, beautifully patinated English silver plate on copper serving tray. Featuring a graceful scalloped rim and sturdy twin handles, the tray's expansive surface is profusely chased with a lush tapestry of floral motifs, sweeping foliate scrolls, and intricate crosshatch detailing. The true magic of this piece lies in its well-loved condition; over decades of use, the silver finish has naturally softened, allowing the warm, rosy tones of the underlying copper base to bleed through. This moody, tarnished patina makes it a quintessential styling piece for a Dark Academia study, an English Hunt Country manor aesthetic, or a deeply layered Moody Vintage interior. Its generous proportions make it the perfect anchor for a curated coffee table or sideboard vignette—ideal for corralling a stack of marbled antique books, resting a pair of brass field glasses, or displaying gathered natural curiosities.

Turning the tray over reveals the manufacturer's mark: a crown crest above "CRAFTON, Silver on Copper, Frank Hawker Ltd, Made in England." The Birmingham-based silversmith Frank Hawker originally founded his company in the late 19th century under the name Carpathian Silver Co. However, the firm officially registered the shortened name "Frank Hawker Ltd" in 1945. Because of this specific hallmark, we can confidently date this tray to the mid-20th century (post-WWII), capturing the enduring quality and classic traditionalism of English metalwork from that era.

Measurements (approximate - rounded to the nearest quarter inch):
23 inches in length (handle to handle)
15.75 inches in width
1.75 inches height
Serving/Display area - 17" x 13"

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VINTAGE & ANTIQUE
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SHIPPING
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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