ID 437385
Lot 208 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS
Estimate value
£ 3 500 – 5 500
MARK OF HENRI AUGUSTE, PARIS, 1788, THE COVERS, 1789
Circular, each with octagonal drop-ring handles and beaded borders, the cover with detachable double serpent ring handle on acanthus calyx, the body and cover engarved with the Royal arms with Royal Duke's coronet, marked underneath and on covers, each with number and scratch weight, 'No 1 46=11' and 'No 4 '45=5', the covers 'No 1' and 'No 4'
9 in. (23 cm.) diameter
89 oz. 19 dwt. (2,798 gr.)
The Royal Arms with a label of cadency are for Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, K.G., P.C., G.C.B (1763-1827), second son of King George III.
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