Description

Birmingham and London 1906 Edwardian English hallmarked solid silver complete travelling vanity service in original aubergine Moroccan fitted leather case with aubergine silk lining, all by Edwards and Sons, of Regent Street, London, royal warrant holders for King Edward VII.
Made for a Mrs. Bertram Barton, this complete service has survived in wonderful condition due to being preserved inside the canvas exterior travel cover.
This service contains everything that would have been indispensable both at home, and on travels. It is the antique equivalent of the essential carry on case of today, with additional room in the case for jewellery, a change of clothes and reading material.
It comprises more than 40 original pieces: a leather cased large manicure set, silver folding knife, ivory paper knife, several other leather pieces including a fitted velvet lined jewellery case, sketchbook, leather and glass inkwell, vesta case, pin cushion, card case (still with Mrs. Bertram's calling cards) and sewing kit. In addition, there are 28 silver items including: a cut glass and silver topped spirit flask, with removable silver cup: 2 cut glass silver topped scent bottles: large silver spirit burner with holders and leather cased steel ivory handled curling tongs: 2 hair brushes, 2 clothes brushes, 1 hand mirror, glove stretchers, button hook, and shoe horn, a Goliath clock in a silver easel backed case, 6 additional silver and glass toilet bottles and pots, and unusually a matching London 1906 large silver tray by famous maker William Comyns, which weighs 375 grams alone!
All silver is beautifully engraved with garlands and ribbons, and presented in the lovely fitted case, also marked Edwards and Sons, with silver plated clasps.
Also included is the original canvas weather proof cover.
Size of case-18 inches wide by 14 inches deep by 7 inches high.
Shipping weight-10 kilos.
Edwards and Sons goods were of such high quality that Harrods bought all their stock in the 1920's.
This is a sumptuous antique service, rare in its size, condition, and completeness. The condition is very good, with just some very slight bruises to the silver tops of two of the bottles, and some denting to the top edge of the hand mirror. The rest of the items and all the glass are in excellent condition.
This is a very rare and striking extremely collectable antique set to use or display, and is in overall very good antique condition.
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