A set of four George III silver-gilt salt cellars

MAKER'S MARK OF EDWARD FARRELL, LONDON, 1818, BRITANNIA STANDARD

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A set of four George III silver-gilt salt cellars
maker's mark of Edward Farrell, London, 1818, Britannia Standard
Each on shaped-circular base cast and chased to simulate rocks, shells and seaweed, the first and second formed as a partially draped female figure wearing a crown, one astride a scaly dolphin, the other a hippocamp, the third formed as a bearded male figure astride a scaly dolphin and the fourth with a female figure with shell and flower headress astride a hippocamp, each supporting a shell, marked on bases
6in. (15cm.), 6¼in. (16cm.), 6½in. (16.5cm.) and 6¾in. (17cm.) high
110ozs. (3,437grs.) (2)

Lot Essay

A set of twelve silver-gilt salt cellars of similar design, also by Edward Farrell, with the date letter for 1817, now in a private collection, were sold by Christie's from the collection of the late H. R. H. Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, K. G., in the sale of his silver and silver-gilt held over three days from 19 March 1827. They were almost certainly supplied by Kensington Lewis, a flamboyant retailer who, on the death of the Duke, was able to purchase back a large quantity of plate for a fraction of the price paid by the Duke. Kensington Lewis is known for his patronage of Farrell and for the eclectic styles of the silver retailled by him.

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