VICTORIAN ENGLISH STERLING SILVER SERVING TRAY, oval form with ornate engraved and chased decoration, beaded rim, two round handle to ends with ram heads and scrolled designs at terminals, raised on four short feet. Impressed to underside with "RM / EH" maker's mark for Martin, Hall & Co. of London and four hallmarks of a lion passant for sterling fineness, a leopard's head for London, an "S" date mark for 1873, and a Queen Victoria duty mark. Total weight: 133 ozt. Circa 1873. 18 5/8" x 31" OA with handles.
Provenance: From a Virginia private collection.