1890'S HUGE SHEFFIELD SERVING TRAY COPPER/ SILVERED WITH RAISED GRAPE DECOR

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THIS HUGE SHEFFIELD PLATTER HAS THE OLD INCISED MAKERS MARK  CROSS KEYS, CROWN & CHESS KNIGHT,  IT IS SOLID COPPER WITH SILVER PLATE AND PEWTER GRAPES OR VINTAGE ALL IN RAISED RELIEF.  IT IS 30 INCHES LONG 20 INCHES WIDE AND HAS 4 FEET,  NEAT HOW THEY HAVE A  DESIGN  FLORAL ETC  WHERE IT IS NOT SILVERED COPPER DESIGN,  IT IS HEAVY 10 POUNDS  BEFORE SHIPPING, SUPER LOOKING  IT IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD  AND IT SHOWS ON THE SURFACE  WITH MOSTLY FINE SCRATCHES FROM YEARS OF USE  AND A  FEW DIMPLES  SEE PICTURE, IN NATURAL LIGHT THE SCRATCHES DO NO SHOW THAT MUCH ALL THIS ADDS TO ITS AMBIANCE OF AGE AND USE.  AQUIRED FROM AN ESTATE SALE IN CARSON CITY NV,  THE GREAT GRANDMOTHER HAD WORKED IN YOSEMITE THIS WAS A TRAY USED FOR SPECIAL OCCASSIONS AT  THE AHWAHNEE HOTEL,  AND WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE IN THE 1960'S  WHERE IT WAS ACQUIRED BY THIS LADY THAT WORKED THERE.  SOLD AS IS OR AS FOUND  HARD TO PHOTOGRAPH  SO REFLECTIVE. GOOGLE RESEARCH   SHIPPING IS USPS PRIORITY INSURED