A SILVER ROMAN BATH FORM SALT AND A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SALTS, the first bearing spurious marks for London, 1768, maker's mark of George Smith, accession no. 60.40.3--4in. (10.1cm.) long, the navette form salts each on four claw and ball supports, the sides engraved with floral festoons and oval cartouches, with blue glass liner--1788, maker's mark worn, apparently R. Hennell, no. 48.1.39/.40--3¼in. (9.5cm.) long, the silver 9oz. (3)

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A SILVER ROMAN BATH FORM SALT AND A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SALTS, the first bearing spurious marks for London, 1768, maker's mark of George Smith, accession no. 60.40.3--4in. (10.1cm.) long, the navette form salts each on four claw and ball supports, the sides engraved with floral festoons and oval cartouches, with blue glass liner--1788, maker's mark worn, apparently R. Hennell, no. 48.1.39/.40--3¼in. (9.5cm.) long, the silver 9oz. (3)

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Cf: Luddington John. Starting to Collect Silver, second edition, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Antique Collectors Club Ltd., 1986, page 22 for a similar example.

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