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MARK OF WILLIAM WILLIAMSON, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1740
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A GEORGE II IRISH SILVER STRAWBERRY DISH
MARK OF WILLIAM WILLIAMSON, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1740
Circular, the upturned border fluted and with scalloped rim, the center engraved with a later crest within a rocaille cartouche, marked on underside and with scratch weight 15:14
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) diameter; 15 oz. 6 dwt. (476 gr.)
The crest is that of Peck or Webb.
MARK OF WILLIAM WILLIAMSON, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1740
Circular, the upturned border fluted and with scalloped rim, the center engraved with a later crest within a rocaille cartouche, marked on underside and with scratch weight 15:14
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) diameter; 15 oz. 6 dwt. (476 gr.)
The crest is that of Peck or Webb.
Provenance
Acquired from Walter H. Willson Ltd., London, June 1954.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 401, no. 459 (illustrated).
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