Baker Brothers English Sterling Silver 1896 Wine Cooler / Vase

Baker Brothers, English sterling silver three-handled wine cooler or vase, made in Birmingham in 1896, beautifully adorned with stylized geometric motifs and a coat of arms. It measures 10 1/3'' from handle to handle (6 2/3'' in diameter at the top) by 7'' in height, weighs 50.8 troy ounces, and bears hallmarks as shown.

Baker Brothers was an English silversmithing firm established in Birmingham in 1801. The business appears in an 1871 directory as Barker Brothers, silversmiths active in Paradise Street. In 1903 they moved to new factory premises, Unity Works, Constitution Hill, Birmingham, where it remained until the 1980s maintaining a London showroom during the early part of the 20th century. In the 1960s, merging with Ellis & Co (Birmingham) Ltd, the firm changed to Barker Ellis Silver Co Ltd. The firm closed in 1992.

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