The Arthur Holder Collection of Silver & Vertu (Part 1) - 25th October 2016
Lot 203
A George III silver four egg cup stand and egg spoons
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £800
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Description
A George III silver four egg cup stand and egg spoons,
by John Emes, London 1806, the spoons, by Eley and Fearn, London 1807,
square form, the wire-work frame with a central swing-handled salt cellar, gilded bowl, and with four lift-out egg cups of circular form, engraved with a crest, on four fluted bracket feet, the egg spoons Old English pattern, height 19.5cm, approx. weight 20oz.
The crest is that used by a number of families including: Ackford, Cockburn, Rutherford, Twentyman and Whinfield.