Antique Art Deco Drakes Silver-Plated Beef Carving Trolley, 1930s

A magnificent and rare fully restored antique Art Deco silver plate serving cart, by Drakes of Brewer Street, London, circa 1930 in date. Serve your roast beef in style!! This stunning trolley is suitable for serving cooked meats such as roast beef, lamb, and turkey. It features a vented silver plated locking retractable revolving dome which opens to a detachable well and water tank over a spirit burner. The water tank has two recesses for containers for gravy or vegetables, as well as an aluminium carving board. It has a vented screw knob for filling the tank with water and for vapour or steam escape. The sides are fitted with handles and a detachable plate holder, set upon an oval cabriole leg base. The center shelf is fitted with an oval silver plated utensil tray mounted on four rubberized wheels along with original castors. This superb piece was crafted by perhaps London’s finest silversmith of the time, Drakes Silversmiths of Brewer Street, London W1. It is a Drakes model Min, No: 1908, one if the most desirable models that they made, with the revolving dome which makes it very easy to use. This truly exceptional piece is offered in superb fully restored overall condition. Condition: In really excellent condition the showwood having been beautifully repolished in our workshops, the silver plated parts have all been beautifully replated by a top London silversmith, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 112 x Width 92 x Depth 57