Mid 1870s Simpson Hail and Miller Hammered Quadruple Silver Plated Figural Bowl

Description

This bowl was part of a small production of quadruple silver plated serve ware by Simpson Hail and Miller that … more This bowl was part of a small production of quadruple silver plated serve ware by Simpson Hail and Miller that features a Kate Greenway type girl. Wonderfully whimsical it looks like the children are throwing something into the bowl. This series also included napkins rings with this girl with a toy rifle on her shoulder as well as sugar creamer bowls


"SIMPSON, HALL, MILLER & CO.; Among the firms engaged in the manufacture of fine electro-plated ware that of Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. stands in the front rank. So extensive has their business become that in addition to their head office in Wallingford, Connecticut, they have branch establishments in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Melbourne (Australia), and Montreal, besides having an army of travellers covering the continent." [Excerpt from article: (27 February 1892). "Montreal: The centre of the Canadian wholesale trade". less