Silver - 27th October 2010

Lot 1251

Agricultural interest: a pair of George III silver butter shells

Estimate £600 - £800

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Description

Agricultural interest: a pair of George III silver butter shells, by William Bennett, London 1800, conventional shell form, wire-work border, on three shell feet, engraved with a crest and motto, the underside inscribed, ' Bath and West of England Society to C.H.Parry MD, for a remarkably fine fleece of English Wool, 1800', length 15.3cm, approx. weight 6oz. (2)