Antique Empire China Grape Bowl, Victorian Lion Head & Toast Rack Tableware Lot

4-piece lot of antique and vintage tabletop serving collectibles. The star of the lot is a pristine Empire China scalloped porcelain bowl beautifully adorned with a vibrant grape cluster motif and gold gilt accents. The porcelain is accompanied by two distinct silver-plated table vessels, highlighting a Victorian-style footed bowl with embossed lion-head handles and a smaller intricate floral repoussé cup. To complete this historic table setting, the lot includes a charmingly weathered antique "H.H.M." wire-looped toast rack. This grouping offers a fantastic layout for primitive kitchen staging, holiday tablescapes, or antique dealer display booths.
Complete Lot Inventory
1 Empire China Grape Motif Scalloped Porcelain Bowl (10.5")
1 Silver-Plated Footed Bowl with Grape Rim & Lion-Head Handles (5.5" x 4")
1 Silver-Plated Floral Repoussé Footed Individual Cup / Sugar Bowl (4" x 2.75")
1 Antique "H.H.M." Metal Wire-Loop Toast / Letter Rack (7.75" x 3.5")
Condition Report
Porcelain Serving Bowl: Very Good. The ceramic structure is entirely sound with no chips, edge fleabites, or hairline cracks. The central glaze remains highly reflective with beautiful coloration, exhibiting only very minor surface shelf wear on the unglazed bottom foot.
Silverware & Metal Rack: Fair to Good antique condition. The metal structures are rigid and free of broken joints or structural crushing. However, they display significant authentic vintage character, including heavy tarnish, internal plating wear, and amber oxidation on the silver-plated surfaces. The toast rack features a darkened, unpolished patina with mild surface rust spotting and pitting as pictured.