A Victorian three-piece silver-plated table garniture, A Victorian three-piece silver-plated table garniture, mid-19th century, probably by T Wilkinson of Birmingham and London, marked K & Co., possibly for Kay & Co. of Worcester, comprising a large centre stand with moulded glass dish, flanked by two smaller stands with etched glass bowls, the centrepiece 40cm wide 30.5cm high, two stands 18cm wide 23cm high (6) T Wilkinson & Sons Ltd. was founded in Sheffield in 1832 by Thomas Wilkinson, who trained as a plater and silversmith following his service in the army during the Napoleonic Wars. In the mid-1840s, following a move to Birmingham where there appeared to be more attractive prospects, he turned to electroplating, a process that had recently been patented by Elkington’s, and was one of the first to receive a franchise from the firm. Condition Report: All with diamond registration marks. Centrepiece) Recently polished and cleaned. The liner is not original. Two of the leaves are broken but present. Two holes in the tree trunk indicate possible missing elements. Garnitures) The frosted and etched glass liners are original, possibly Stourbridge, but with large losses. The figures and leaves are slightly loose.