A GEORGE III SILVER TEA TRAY
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN CROUCH & THOMAS HANNAM, LONDON, 1789
Of oval form with reeded rim and reeded leaf-clad handles, the center engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest enclosed by a garter with a presentation inscription, marked on reverse--length over handles 20½in.(50.2cm.)
(54oz., 1689gr.)
Lot Essay
The inscription reads: Presented to H. Tahourdin Esqr. by the Incorporated Company of the British Plate Glass Manufacture Anno 1796.