{"product_id":"sterling-silver-serviette-ring-joseph-gloster-birmingham-1936","title":"Sterling Silver Serviette Ring | Joseph Gloster Ltd | Birmingham | 1936–37","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSterling Silver Serviette Ring | Joseph Gloster Ltd | Birmingham | 1936–37\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEight flat sides and a field of fine engraving: the 1930s liked its silver crisp.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Gloster was a Birmingham silversmith whose firm traded as Joseph Gloster Ltd in the first half of the twentieth century, making small domestic silver such as serviette rings, cigarette cases and tea wares. Machine engine-turning, which cuts a fine, regular pattern into the surface, was widely used on such pieces in the interwar years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ring is rectangular with canted corners, giving it eight sides. The front panel is engine-turned with a fine diamond pattern and centred by a plain oval cartouche engraved with an interlaced monogram. The other sides are left plain and polished. The hallmarks are struck inside the ring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition, with the engraved decoration and monogram remaining clearly defined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Joseph Gloster Ltd, Birmingham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHallmarks: maker’s mark J.G LTD; anchor (Birmingham); lion passant (sterling); date letter M\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 1936–37\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: sterling silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecoration: engine-turned front panel; oval cartouche with interlaced monogram\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: length 4.1 cm; width 3.9 cm; height 2.7 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 33 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyer profile: collectors of English hallmarked silver and of serviette rings, and anyone furnishing a traditional table\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully hallmarked, with a documented maker, town and date, the ring has the canted, eight-sided form and engine-turned panel typical of English table silver of the 1930s. The engraved monogram, still clearly defined, offers a personal detail from the ring’s earlier life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe initials have outlived the hand that ordered them; the silver has kept them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40426526605512,"sku":"","price":1595.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/2021-06-28_14.30.08.png?v=1775923836","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/sterling-silver-serviette-ring-joseph-gloster-birmingham-1936","provider":"The Dancing Faun Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}