The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 307
AN IMPORTANT GEORGE III OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE STAND
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
AN IMPORTANT GEORGE III OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE STAND
WITH UNRECORDED MATTHEW BOULTON AND FOTHERGILL MARK, C.1770
of rounded square-form, with gadrooned rim, and centred by an engraved family crest with the motto 'SPERO MELIORA' (hope for better things) atop the monogram 'JJH', on four ball feet (probably repositioned due to filled holes), the underside with unrecorded maker's mark 'B . F' between two sunbursts
20.7cm wide
Catalogue Note
Matthew Boulton and John Fothergill were in partnership between 1761 and 1781, being based in the Birmingham / Staffordshire region.