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MARK OF EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1750
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A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER BUTTER-SHELLS
MARK OF EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1750
Each of scallop shell form on two bud feet, the shaped valve with wavy rim, later engraved with a crest with viscount's coronet above, marked on reverse
5 in. (12.6 cm.)
9 oz. (274 gr.)
The crest is that of Cole, almost certainly for William, 1st Viscount Enniskillen (1736-1803), later created 1st Earl of Enniskillen in 1789. (2)
MARK OF EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1750
Each of scallop shell form on two bud feet, the shaped valve with wavy rim, later engraved with a crest with viscount's coronet above, marked on reverse
5 in. (12.6 cm.)
9 oz. (274 gr.)
The crest is that of Cole, almost certainly for William, 1st Viscount Enniskillen (1736-1803), later created 1st Earl of Enniskillen in 1789. (2)
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