Asprey & Co. Sterling Silver Beakers, 1952
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A set of four large sterling silver beakers, Asprey & Co., London, 1952 (with Coronation marks), each with an everted rim above the tapering body on a broad moulded foot, the exteriors subtly planished, each 14 cm high, 1389g in total. Provenance: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer
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- Planished - Planishing is a metalworking technique that involves finishing the surface by finely shaping and smoothing metal sheet, in jewellery usually gold or silver, by using rollers or striking it with a planishing hammer, a hammer that has a broad smooth and polished head.
- Everted - An everted rim is an outwardly turning or flaring outwards rim, as seen the rims on jugs, vases, bowls and dishes.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
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