Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2017

Lot 1259

λA George III old Sheffield plated two-handled meat dish and cover

Estimate £700 - £900 | Hammer £800

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Description

λA George III old Sheffield plated two-handled meat dish and cover,

by Matthew Boulton, circa 1810,

oval form, shell and gadroon border, fluted scroll handles with ivory grips, on four ivory bun feet, the domed pull-off cover with a fluted and shell border, central foliate carrying handle, with a water compartment, applied with a crest, length of base 56cm. (2)

The crest is that of Knight of Congrebury, Somerset with another in pretence.