Fine Silver - 25th October 2017
Lot 860
A pair of George III silver butter shells
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £600
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Description
A pair of George III silver butter shells,
by E and E Aldridge, London 1760,
plain shell form, engraved with a crest, on two supporting whelk feet, length 14.6cm, approx. weight 6.4oz. (2)
Provenance: purchased from ADC Heritage, 2 Old Bond Street, London 10 February 1990.
The crest is that of Bland, Johnson, May and Warren.