Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 29th April 2015

Lot 772

A matched pair of George II silver trencher salt cellars

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £550

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Description

A matched pair of George II silver trencher salt cellars,

one by Edward Wood, London 1731, the other by John Stone, London 1733,

rectangular form, canted corners, engraved with an armorial lozenge, length 7.5cm and 7.3cm, approx. weight 2.3oz. (2)

Provenance: purchased from Bruford and Heming, Sept 5 1986.

The arms are those of Slaney of Hatton Grange and Walford Manor, Shropshire.