{"product_id":"antique-english-silverplate-wine-coaster","title":"Antique English Silverplate Wine Coaster, Faux Tortoiseshell","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA silverplate coaster for a wine bottle or decanter, with a scalloped, pierced gallery and four ball feet. The base is faux tortoiseshell set with a pierced yellow metal inlay of a wheel inside a serrated oval, which is the part I keep looking at. Faux shell was the affordable answer to the real thing by the early twentieth century. It works under a decanter on a sideboard or bar cart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1.75 in. H x 5 in. W x 5 in. D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Weight | 9 oz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Silverplate with plating wear and darkening at the rims, light tarnish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Silverplate over a magnetic base metal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Circa 1920, estimated from form and the E.P.N.S stamp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Scalloped, pierced gallery form in the Georgian manner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | bottle coaster, decanter stand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Maker | Not established\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | Stamped E.P.N.S to the underside rim. No other marks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction or Technique | Pierced gallery with a molded rim, raised on four ball feet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Faux tortoiseshell base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Hardware or Mounts | Pierced yellow metal inlay to the base, not tested\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlating wear and darkening to the underside rim and along the interior gallery rim, where the base metal shows through in patches. Light tarnish overall. Fine scratches to the underside. The base is glued in place, not a fitted removable inset, and a trace of adhesive is visible at the edge of the base. No cracks to the base or the gallery, and no other marks. The body is magnetic, consistent with plate over a base metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636979761430,"sku":"ENM-2144","price":300.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October_2026-12039.jpg?v=1791314885","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie-design.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-english-silverplate-wine-coaster","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}