William Gale & Son 1855 Footed Tray

[Traintime]

16" x 12.5" by 1.25 high. (I see from D&H entries by Trev that Gale's retail operation was once located in the Metropolitan Hotel's ground floors.) Any information on this tray or related pieces is welcome. I suspect we have no reason to doubt the metal content? Gothic letters are "L.L.A" (unfortunate for me since that rules out any John Jacob Astor's). Let me know if the images are visible as I can't view the end result at this point.

[dognose]

Hi Traintime,

Images are excellent.

Trev.

[Traintime]

Thanks, as always.

[dognose]

Some related advertisements albeit later than your 1858 piece:


Wm. Gale & Son - New York - 1864


Wm. Gale jr. - New York - 1866


Wm. Gale jr. - New York - 1866

Trev.

[Traintime]

Regards for that, Trev.!
Some more information on operating partnerships/addresses: https://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.co ... WmSon.html

Everything I could compare to this salver suggests authentic Gale feet, with the rest of the design elements fitting as a shared similarity even though other nuances may greatly differ.