Impressive 1781 English Georgian Sterling Silver Round 18" Serving Tray rubber accents and a maker's mark R&B

and a maker's mark R&B for Roberts and Belk

The pin back has been replaced with a modern clasp

but this can't be felt on either side of the rim so it

ruby glass with cut and frosted decoration around the sides

A few small nicks in the plating is visible on the rear side near the corner of the base

Impressive 1781 English Georgian Sterling Silver Round 18" Serving Tray rubber accents and a maker's mark R&BPresented is an excellent English Georgian sterling silver large serving tray, dated 1781. The tray is round and stands on four scroll form feet. The tray has a wide, continuous band of finely hand engraved decoration, in the form of foliate scrollwork entwining and between beadwork bands, all richly detailed and well done. The engraved beadwork decoration matches a raised beadwork border around the rim, the interior, and the feet of the tray. The