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The arms are those of Anderton.
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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER PRESENTATION SALVERS
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN BRIDGE, LONDON, 1824
Each shaped circular, on three shell and foliate feet, with gadrooned rim, engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and helm within foliate mantling and with METROPOLITAN LAW SOCIETY over putto holding two snakes and INST.D 1819 within foliate mantling and with PRESENTED with a large Salver TO JAMES ANDERTON ESQ.RE engraved between, marked on reverses
11½in. (29.2cm.) diameter; 45oz. 10dwt. (1428gr.) (2)
MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN BRIDGE, LONDON, 1824
Each shaped circular, on three shell and foliate feet, with gadrooned rim, engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and helm within foliate mantling and with METROPOLITAN LAW SOCIETY over putto holding two snakes and INST.D 1819 within foliate mantling and with PRESENTED with a large Salver TO JAMES ANDERTON ESQ.RE engraved between, marked on reverses
11½in. (29.2cm.) diameter; 45oz. 10dwt. (1428gr.) (2)