An Edwardian silver epergne, William M Hayes, Birmingham 190...

Hammer

£70

An Edwardian silver epergne, William M Hayes, Birmingham 1904, trumpet shaped with waved borders, the central section flanked by three further detachable posy vases, upon a circular weighted base, 25.6cm high

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Light denting to the central stem. Two of the smaller vases have a few larger, deeper dents. All stems show heavy scratching and wear, no splitting or signs of repair. The stem holders on the base are heavily worn, showing bending and large splits. As a result, the stems are very wobbly and do not sit properly in their settings, and do fall out when moved. Denting to the knop and base, heavy scratching and wear. The base is very heavily scratched and worn. Please see additional images.