Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 30th October 2018
Lot 979
A pair of George III silver meat platters
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A pair of George III silver meat platters,
by Parker and Wakelin, London 1771,
shaped oval form, foliate and gadroon borders, engraved with two crests and an armorial, the undersides scratched 'No. 36.6' and 'No. 36.3', length 41.2cm, approx. weight 68.9oz.
The arms are those of Aislabie impaling Vernon, and the crest is that of Earl De Grey.