Vintage English Peerage Brass Goblet Wine Cup Compote Candy Nut Dish 5"

Description

Vintage Peerage brass goblet / compote / candy / nut dish. May once have included a glass insert. Made in England.

"Peerage Brass - Successor to Pearson Page brand name c1946 onwards and generally used for original designs but also on reproductions. During the 1920s and 30s, the biggest source in the UK of reproduction copper and brassware was the Pearson Page factory in Sherlock Street, Birmingham. Their products were very popular with customers wanting continued supplies of traditional Victorian and Edwardian designs rather than new ones. The goods were well-made reproductions, albeit with the sheet work being made of fairly thin copper and brass. Items such as cast doorknockers were definitely intended for regular use and most other products were suitable for their original purpose as well as being decorative. Items were not branded by the manufacturer since they were sold through a variety of outlets including leading department stores. This can now lead to difficulty dating items that were good reproductions of Victorian originals. There was a thriving export business to the USA with sales through local agents. In the 1930s the firm became Pearson Page Jewsbury Co Ltd with works in the Witton area of Birmingham near IMI Metals. Representation in the USA was through S P Skinner Co., Inc. and there were other agents in New Zealand, South Africa, Holland, Spain and the Scandinavian countries. By 1936 the product range had increased tremendously and the catalogue was split into four sections: Artistic Brassware, Cabinet Handles of all periods, Lead Figures and Garden Ornaments, Lamps, Electrical Fittings and Fireplace Equipment. The 'Peerage' name was first used during the recovery period after the end of the Second World War. Trade mark may have lapsed in 1991." (Source: Old Copper)

Condition

Good Overall - wear / tarnish / finish loss

Dimensions

4.5" x 4.75" (Diameter x Height)