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DESCRIPTION Massive Georgian silver 7-bar toast rack with gadroon and shell decoration, a crested handle and later rhodium plating. Rhodium is a very precious metal of a bright silver colour that will not tarnish. The process was available during the 1960s and 1970s for larger items such as this toast rack but was extremely expensive. Today I think it is only small items such as rings that are rhodium plated as anything else would cost too much. Personally I find the colour a bit too bright but can appreciate the benefits of plating an item for food use and it will never need polishing.
SILVERSMITH William Burwash
DATE or HALLMARK 1817
ASSAY OFFICE London
WEIGHT in GRAMS 444
LENGTH in INCHES 7
SILVER STANDARD .925 sterling silver
OVERALL CONDITION solid piece, some old repairs, later rhodium plating with some pin head blistering, the base frame gently dips towards the central bar with the handle.
back £360 sold item number: m5237