American Meriden Brittania Co. Engraved Silverplate Poseidon Tray delft plates 1758-1805)

1758-1805)

Style of Gustave Serrurier-Bovy

Circa 1928

He took the pseudonym Harry Elliot to try and pass as an Englishman

American Meriden Brittania Co. Engraved Silverplate Poseidon Tray delft plates 1758-1805)DETAILS An antique two handle, rectangular silver plate tray engraved with a Greek mythological scene of the god Neptune Poseidon holding his trident and riding a large fish. STYLE Aesthetic Movement Victorian Greek Roman Revival PLACE OF ORIGIN United States MAKER Meriden Brittania Company (Meriden, Connecticut, 1852 ) MARKS Stamped (on reverse): Meriden B. Company I7 16 PERIOD Late 19th century DATE Circa 1885 DIMENSIONS Width 19. 25 Depth 12. 5