Silver & Objects of Vertu - 17th July 2018

Lot 179

A set of five George III silver Old English pattern tablespoons

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £150

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Description

A set of five George III silver Old English pattern tablespoons, by Summers and Crossley, London 1779, the terminals with an armorial in a lozenge, approx. weight 12.2oz. (5) Provenance: H.G. Murphy (1884-1939), and thence by descent to the present owner. The arms are those of Collin or Collins quartering another charged on a lozenge for a widow.