A quite incredible find - part of a huge solid silver dinner service commissioned by King Frederick VI of Denmark (who reigned from 1808 to 1839). This wonderful tray/platter is numbered 592 indicating this was a huge commission by the Danish king who during this exact period was heavily consolidating the royal collections and commissioning formal court tableware for state banquets.
The platter itself is engraved at the top with the Greater Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Denmark and around it - every remaining space on the platter - it is engraved with depictions from a woodland boar hunt. The engraving is breathtaking. This really should go to a museum or a top London auction.
Although the maker we cannot identify, the assay masters mark and date letter indicate this was made around 1829 with hundreds of other pieces. We have found a few pieces from the service online, most notably a pair of dinner plates sold by Bonhams in their Fine Silver auction in 2013 for £3125 - this is significantly larger.
I hope this finds a home where other pieces from the service reside, ideally back in Denmark. But for anyone in the world who is putting an important collection of silver together, this would slot in nicely. There is so much history here on top of a completely wonderful piece of art.