ID 1071181
Lot 88 | A GEORGE III SILVER TWO-HANDLED ENTRÉE DISH AND COVER, AND TWO VEGETABLE DISHES AND COVERS
Estimate value
£ 800 – 1 200
THE ENTRÉE DISH WITH MARK OF WILLIAM LAVER, LONDON, 1809; THE VEGETABLE DISHES WITH MAKER'S MARK 'RS', LONDON, 1810
The entrée dish, plain oval with reeded rims, the cover with a baluster-shaped finial, the vegetable dishes, each plain circular with reeded rims, the cover with a leaf-capped reeded ring handle, all engraved with a crest and initials MH within collar and order beneath, all marked on body and cover
Entree dish, 14 3⁄8 in. (36.5 cm.) wide
65 oz. 13 dwt. (2,043 gr.)
The crest is that of Hill and the initials are for Marcus Hill (1798-1863), later 3rd Lord Sandys, Baron of Ombersley, Knight Commander of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal). He was the second son of Mary Sandys, Baroness of Ombersley (1764-1836).
Provenance
Marcus Hill (1798-1863), later 3rd Lord Sandys, Baron of Ombersley, then by descent.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
| Address of auction |
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