A Silver Decanter Label for 'Poison'; CJ Vander; London 1979 sub-Art & Sculpture The later base has been

The later base has been made integral

It is possible it was made for a disabled or partially crippled person so they could easily access the writing surface from one side though this is but a theory

electrical powered invalid carriages were then introduced and increasingly common from the 1920s

Width: 75 inches

albeit ugly

A Silver Decanter Label for 'Poison'; CJ Vander; London 1979 sub-Art & Sculpture The later base has beenOrigin: English Period: Mid Late 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1979 Height: 0. 75 or 4 with chain Width: 1. 75 Weight: 8 grams aprx The finely crafted sterling silver decanter label of traditional octagonal form, crisply engraved in bold serif capitals with the single, arresting word POISON, the plate chamfered to the corners with a reeded border and suspended from its original silver chain and fully hallmarked for London 1979 and makers mark C.