Silver - 21st July 2010

Lot 911

A pair of George III silver entree dishes and covers

Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £4000

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Description

A pair of George III silver entree dishes and covers, with old Sheffield plated warming stands, by Joseph Cradock and William K. Reid, London 1812, the stands by T and J Creswick, rectangular form, shell and gadroon borders, detachable double scroll handles, numbered '2' and '3', the handles numbered '1' and '4', engraved with an armorial, the warming stands of rectangular form, reeded scroll handles, on four scroll bracket feet, numbered '1' and '4', length 29.5cm, lenght of stands 35cm, approx. weighable 150oz. (4) ** Provenance: Purchased from Phillips, London, Fine Silver 24 October 1986, lot 99.