Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 26th October 2016
Lot 1316
A George III silver six egg cup cruet stand
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £800
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Description
A George III silver six egg cup cruet stand,
possibly by Robert Sharp, London 1799,
shaped circular form, wire-work frame, central circular salt cellar with a gadroon border, gilded bowl, on six ball feet, engraved with a crest, plus six egg spoons, by Eley, Fearn and Chawner, London 1812, engraved with a crest, height 17.3cm, approx. weight 32.5oz.
The crest is that of Osborne, for Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds.