Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023

Lot 1764

A George III silver two-handled tray,

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1386

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Description

A George III silver two-handled tray,
by Robert Sharp, London 1791,
oval form, pierced with foliate scroll decoration in a mazarine manner, the centre with an armorial, reeded borders and leaf capped handles, on four bracket feet, length handle to handle 59cm, approx. weight 69oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased at Christie's New York, 18 October 1994, lot 376.
The arms are those of Pinney quartering with those of Pretor and impaling Dickinson.