A pair of English Victorian silver ashtrays , London, 1891
Height x width x depth: 4 x 14 x 12.5 cm. Total weight: 280 g.
rectangular in shape, decorated with scrolls and vegetal elements that frame a scene, repeated four times on the side panels, likely depicting the goddess Artemis, often identified with a bow, as in this case, accompanied by Eros. In the center, a chivalric scene set in a countryside. The piece features a rectangular base with a smooth stem.
Sterling silver, fully hallmarked with the silver marks used in London in 1891-92, silversmith Edwin Thompson Bryant (1890-1907).