Silver - Day Two - 26th January 2011

Lot 913

A George II silver butter shell

Estimate £250 - £300 | Hammer £240

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Description

A George II silver butter shell, by George Matthews, circa 1745, conventional form, engraved with two crests, length 11cm, approx. weight 4oz. The crest and coronet are those of Bligh, Barons Clifton and later Earls of Darnley.