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The arms are those of Elford impaling those of another.
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MARK OF JOHN PERO, LONDON, 1718
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A GEORGE I SILVER OCTAFOIL SALVER
MARK OF JOHN PERO, LONDON, 1718
Octafoil, with scalloped molded rim, on four tab feet, the field later engraved with a coat-of-arms in a scrolling acanthus cartouche, marked on underside and each foot
17 3/8 in. (45.9 cm.) diameter; 90 oz. 10 dwt. (2,816 gr.)
MARK OF JOHN PERO, LONDON, 1718
Octafoil, with scalloped molded rim, on four tab feet, the field later engraved with a coat-of-arms in a scrolling acanthus cartouche, marked on underside and each foot
17 3/8 in. (45.9 cm.) diameter; 90 oz. 10 dwt. (2,816 gr.)
Provenance
Jonathon Elford (1684-1755) of Bickham, Devonshire, thence by descent.
Lt.-Col. F. A. Ilbert of Bowringsleigh, sold, Sotheby's, London, 20 June 1935, lot 167.
Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1968.
Lt.-Col. F. A. Ilbert of Bowringsleigh, sold, Sotheby's, London, 20 June 1935, lot 167.
Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1968.