Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 28th October 2015

Lot 512

A George III silver six egg cup cruet frame

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3800

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Description

A George III silver six egg cup cruet frame,

by John Emes, London 1806,

oval form, wire-work frame, fluted column supports, with a central oval salt cellar with a swing handle, on four fluted bracket feet, the egg cups with gilded bowls and reeded borders, with six Old English pattern egg spoons, by Thomas Barker, London 1806, length 16.4cm, approx. weight 22.9oz.