Vintage Silverplate Chivas Menu Card Table Stand
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Vintage Silverplate Chivas Menu Card Table Stand
$62.00
Produced as promotional pieces for Scotland's classic Chivas Brothers brand, these swirlingly stylish Vintage Silverplate Menu Card Table Stands are sure to be standout guests at your next special occasion. Founded in 1786 with its home at the famed Strathisla distillery at Keith, Scotland, and once granted a royal warrant to supply the Royal Household of Queen Victoria, Chivas remains a classic brand still producing from the oldest continuously operating Highland distillery.
Once used to feature menus or table number cards, these graceful holders were made by prominent Sheffield silversmith Gladwin Ltd. Strikingly embellished with the iconic Chivas Brothers crown, shield and name, the holders also promise to sparkle as beautiful stands to display special photographs, ephemera or mementos.
Strictly limited quantities (currently 13 holders are available) and subject to prior sale. In very good vintage condition. 4.25"H x 2.25".
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Once found in Grand Hotels, chic cafés, elegant restaurants as well as luxury steamships and the dining cars of the great locomotives, vintage hotel silver beautifully evokes the Golden Age of Travel. Enduringly crafted using sturdy nickel silver as its base metal and coated with a thick plating of pure, gleaming silver, vintage hotel silver is unmistakeable for its simple, classic lines and its pleasing heft. Often crested with the name of the establishment, the pieces bear the gentle, lovely patina often referred to as a “butler’s finish”.Produced by the great silversmiths here in the United States, as well as those in Britain and on the Continent, most hotel silver dates from the 1920s to the 1940s. Prized for its perfect blend of form and function, hotel silver was made to withstand the rigors of daily use. Highly collectible, vintage hotel silver is a wonderful addition to any home.
Evoking the days of elegant travel, there are many new ways that hotel silver can be enjoyed. A milk pitcher or sugar basin makes an elegant vase for flowers or fresh herbs on the kitchen counter. A collection of oval platters adds sparkle and depth in a hutch when not being called into service for a buffet or dinner party. A toast rack becomes the perfect way to display photographs, hold fingertip towels in a powder room or organize mail in the office. Mix and match cutlery brings a relaxed sophistication and elegance to any tablescape. Whatever the piece, vintage hotel silver is sure to stir memories not only of your own travels, but of exotic destinations and ports of call from parts unknown.