19th Century Elkington Silver Plated Round Serving Tray

A superb quality rounce silver plated cocktail drinks tray by the great Elkington, England with gadrooned scalloped rim and lion engraved cartouche, early 20th Century. 

A perfectly useful size, this is an excellent addition to the home bar or dining room. Elkington & Co. are one of the most important names in English silver and certainly the most important in silver plate. They began life in Birmingham as a company of silversmiths in 1836, and experimented with improving gilding techniques. 

By 1838 they had discovered and patented a new way to electroplate one metal onto the surface of. It introduced electrotyping as a new method of production for silver-plated items and was exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with enormous success. 

Elkington held Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria, King Edward VI, King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI.