Art Deco Sterling Silver Hand Mirror, Walker & Hall, Birmingham, 1933

  
Here we have a top quality large Art Deco Sterling Silver Hand Mirror. The mirror has engine turned decoration across the back of the mirror and down the back of the handle. There is a typically Deco Odeon style motif on the back of the mirror below a rectangular blank cartouche. The hand mirror was made in Birmingham by renowned silversmiths Walker & Hall and dates to 1933. The makers' mark has been partially overstruck by a sponsors' mark which is that of Charles S.

Green & Co who manufactured in Birmingham and had a retail outlet in London's prestigious Hatton Garden district. We assume that Green & Co ordered the mirror from Walker & Hall and then added their own mark, which was common practice.

Overall condition is good with just a few little dings in the back of the mirror. The deeply bevelled mirror glass is in very good condition. Please make sure to view all the photographs as these form part of the description. The hand mirror is of a substantial size measuring 35.7cm / 14ins in length and 10.5cm / 4.1ins in width. It weighs in at 379.6g / 13.4oz. The hallmarks, just below the mirror glass, are nice and clear to read. They show the lion passant for Sterling Silver, the anchor assay mark for Birmingham, the date letter J for 1933, the W & H makers' mark for Walker & Halll and the overstruck CSG & Co in a shield sponsors' mark for Charles S. In addition there is a registered design number of 733284, which dates the original design to 1927.