Antique h.c. & C. English Silver Plate and Oak Biscuit Barrel With Lid and Liner

Description

Antique H.C. & C. English Silver Plate and Hand high relief carvings on wood barrel body and ceramic liner.

Biscuit … more Antique H.C. & C. English Silver Plate and Hand high relief carvings on wood barrel body and ceramic liner.

Biscuit Barrel has a fine liner and Lid with foldable handle - (relief carving or “carving in relief” stems from an old definition that means “the state of being clearly visible or obvious due to being accentuated in some way.”
The woodcarver working “in relief” makes his design clearly visible or obvious in a flat piece of wood by removing the wood around the design. In essence, a relief carving presents a picture “drawn” into the wood with carving tools until it stands out from the background.)

Item features silver plated ormolu, ironstone pottery liner, marked "H. C. &. Co." (Hammand Creake & Co.)

Details: Silver plated lid, handle and engraved plate that is dated July 30, 1921, ironstone pottery lines, marked "H. C. &. Co." (Hammand Creake & Co.). It was awarded for the 1 Mile Open Cycle Handicap 2nd Place won by J.W. Seward.

Age: Circa Early 1900s.

Measurements: 6.75" H (with handle down) or 8.5” High with handle up x 7" W x 7" D

Very good antique condition being structurally sound with age appropriate signs of normal use as pictured. Overall very nice. Please review all images as they are considered part of the item description.

Very hard to find another biscuit barrel with this elaborate hand carved wood designs.

Kept in NO smoking home. less