Tray, part of a tea and coffee service, designed by Walter Stoye and manufactured by Barkentin & Krall. Silver and ivory. 1923.

The stand and tray comprise a circular base with a central depression, bordered by mouldings and running bands of ovals. Four octagonal columns with stepped conical caps and bases are screwed to the central depression of the tray by four bolts which form the feet on the underside. At their upper end the columns support a stepped and moulded rim to which the kettle is attached by means of two hinges, each secured by a capped rod with a chain. The stepped and moulded spirit burner also silver, sits in a collar in the centre of the tray.

Given by Dr Enid D. Stoye and Dr J.W. Stoye

Acquisition RF: 76 / 2160
Gift - Dr Enid D Stoye & Dr J W Stoye
Oxford
From service. Designed by Walter Stoye (1886-1974) for his wife. Stoye was a keen draughtsman who won a scholarship to the Central School of Arts and Crafts where he subsequently became a teacher in metal and enamel work. He also taught at the Brighton School of Art and the Camberwell School of Art. He is said to have joined the firm of Barkentin & Krall as a designer some time between 1912 and 1914. In 1915, he married Carl Krall's daughter Annie and succeeded his father-in-law as Managing Director after the First World War until it closed in 1935.
Dr Enid D Stoye & Dr J W Stoye Gift in memory of their father, Walter Stoye

M.208I-1976