Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2018
Lot 761
A George III silver serving trowel
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £950
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Description
A George III silver serving trowel,
by William Plummer, London 1787,
the triangular blade pierced and engraved with birds, flowers and scroll decoration, feather-edge handle, length 28.5cm, approx. weight 4.8oz.
Provenance: The Benton Rabinovitch Collection, purchased from Partridge, November 2001.
Illustrated and written up in B.S Rabinovitch Antique Servers for the Dining Table, 1991, page 64-5.
The crest is that of Brett, Marrant, Denham, Shore and other families.