Lot Essay
An unmarked set of four salt cellars of this model, circa 1740, is illustrated in Michael Clayton, The Collector's Dictionary of Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America, 1971, p. 314, no. 450.
MARK OF DAVID HENNELL, LONDON, 1739
Details
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II SILVER SALT CELLARS
MARK OF DAVID HENNELL, LONDON, 1739
Each circular, on cast mermaid feet with a split tail foot, applied in between with a garland of shells and sand, the flaring rim with scalloped shell motif with gilt interior, marked under bases
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) diameter; 47 oz. (1,475 gr.) (4)
MARK OF DAVID HENNELL, LONDON, 1739
Each circular, on cast mermaid feet with a split tail foot, applied in between with a garland of shells and sand, the flaring rim with scalloped shell motif with gilt interior, marked under bases
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) diameter; 47 oz. (1,475 gr.) (4)
Provenance
With Alastair Dickenson, London
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Becky MacGuire
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