Silver - Day Two - 26th January 2011

Lot 1014

A pair of George III silver butter shells

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £820

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Description

A pair of George III silver butter shells, by Emes and Barnard, London 1809/10, shell form, gadroon and shell border, engraved with a crest and motto, on three shell feet, length 13.5cm, approx. weight 10oz. (2) The crest is that of Warner of Kent Sold on behalf of the Executors of The Hon. Mary Anna Marten Dec'd, of Critchel House, Dorset.