Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 16th April 2019
Lot 231
A pair of George III silver salt cellars
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £250
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Description
A pair of George III silver salt cellars,
by Thomas Wallis, London 1802,
oval bat-wing form, wire-work frame, on four fluted bracket feet, the glass liners with reverse painted scenes of galleons, plus a pair of George III Fiddle and Thread pattern salt shovels, by Eley and Fearn, London 1813, approx. weight 3.4oz. (4)
Provenance: From the Collection of Sir Framjee Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 3rd Baronet (1901-1983) and Lady Sylla Dinshaw Petit (nee Tata), and then by descent to the current owner.