Cocktail Fruit Squeezer by Mappin & Webb

Description

The Cocktail Fruit Squeezer by Mappin & Webb is a stylish silver plated example dating to the early twentieth century during the Art Deco period, circa 1925.

Designed for preparing citrus fruit directly into a cocktail shaker or glass, the fruit squeezer is constructed with a screw down press operated by a turned handle above a fitted wooden bowl. The mechanism compresses fruit beneath the silver plated press allowing juice to pass through the pierced strainer below.

The body is raised upon an elegant curved stand terminating in a circular foot with the upper section fitted with side supports to stabilise the pressing mechanism. The combination of polished silver plate and dark wooden bowl gives the piece a strong contrast associated with refined cocktail accessories of the early twentieth century.

Signed by Mappin & Webb with electro plate hallmarks below the registration number 83902 and model number 408, the fruit squeezer is a good example of the specialised cocktail and bar accessories produced during the Art Deco period as home entertaining became increasingly fashionable during the 1920s and 1930s.

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Measurements

28cm High x 12.5cm Wide x 14.5cm Deep (11 x 4.9 x 5.7 Inches)

Who are Mappin & Webb?

was founded in 1775 by Jonathan Mappin who opened a silver workshop in Sheffield over the years Mappin & Webb gained worldwide recognition for their quality silverware and jewellery which is still standing today. They hold Royal Warrants and their master craftsmen also serve as Crown Jewellers, the custodian of the British Crown Jewels responsible for preparing them for the State Opening of Parliament and other state occasions.

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What is Silver Plate?

Silver plate refers to a method of applying a thin layer of silver to a base metal such as brass. Therefore it refers to an item which is not solid silver but plated to the outer coating.

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