{"product_id":"victorian-silver-plated-epergne","title":"Victorian Silver Plated Epergne","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003eVictorian Gilt Metal Giraffe Elkington Epergne Centrepiece 1868\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA wonderfully decorative Elkington \u0026amp;Co Victorian epergne, featuring an elegant giraffe standing beneath an impressive canopy of sweeping palm leaves. The sculptural design is beautifully detailed, with textured trunks, individually worked foliage and a naturalistic rocky base that sits on top of the original mirrored matching base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe giraffe is picked out in a contrasting gilt finish, creating a striking focal point against the silver-toned metalwork. The exotic subject matter reflects the Victorian fascination with travel, natural history and the wider world, when animals and tropical motifs increasingly appeared in decorative objects for the home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eOriginally designed as a table centrepiece, epergnes were used to create height and drama on a formal dining table and could incorporate dishes, baskets or decorative elements for fruit, flowers and sweetmeats. This unusual example is particularly appealing for its wonderfully theatrical palm-tree form. This epergne centrepiece is missing its glass conical vases as many are missing and today we replace these vases with candles. Rare to have the matching mirrored base. Superb Elkington \u0026amp;Co hallmarks that dates this piece with the letter F to 1868. These are not British hallmarks but marks for the prestigious Elkington Plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e This is a super heavy item so can only be shipped within the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Victorian, 19th century 1868\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Silver-toned metal with gilt metal giraffe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Victorian \/ Exotic Revival\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e Good antique condition with age-related wear and patination consistent with its age. Please refer to photographs for details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e 60 x 60cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eA fabulous statement piece for a dining table, sideboard or console, and a particularly characterful example of Victorian decorative design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeritage House Note:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e We love antiques that bring a sense of theatre to a room, and this extraordinary giraffe and palm-tree epergne certainly does that. Decorative, eccentric and unmistakably Victorian, it is a piece designed to be noticed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58796326060357,"sku":null,"price":725.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1077\/2139\/2453\/files\/IMG_36062.jpg?v=1788273604","url":"https:\/\/heritagehousecotswolds.com\/products\/victorian-silver-plated-epergne","provider":"Heritage House Cotswolds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}