Silver - Day One - 25th January 2011

Lot 122

A George I miniature silver toy sugar caster

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £350

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Description

A George I miniature silver toy sugar caster, by David Clayton, London circa 1725, baluster form, pull-off pierced cover with a knop finial, on a circular foot, height 4.5cm, approx. weight 0.3oz. Purchased from Phillips, London 30 April 1982. For a similar example see, Victor Houart, L'Argenterie miniature, Office du Livre, 1981, page 170, plate 210.