A Flavelle, Roberts & Sankey silver plate and cut crystal vase.
Stamped : F.R. & S Brisbane
Circa 1900
Height : 17cm
Flavelle Bros. & Co was originally established in Brisbane in 1863. The firm later became Flavelle Bros. and Roberts before establishing itself as Flavelle, Roberts & Sankey in 1892. From the very beginning of the business, they had imported the finest English porcelains, and in later years, established a local reputation for Royal Worcester porcelain decorated with floral studies, after designs by Marian Ellis Rowan. Over the decades, Flavelle, Roberts & Sankey was a worthy competitor to rival businesses like Hardy Bros. and Wallace Bishop, but eventually closed in 1949.