MAKER'S MARK OF ROBERT GORDON, EDINBURGH, 1746, ASSAY MASTER HUGH GORDON; THE COVERS BY WILLIAM ROBERTSON, EDINBURGH, 1790
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AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER SAUCE BOATS WITH LATER COVERS
maker's mark of Robert Gordon, Edinburgh, 1746, Assay master Hugh Gordon; the covers by William Robertson, Edinburgh, 1790
Of oval form on three paw feet headed by stylised fleur-de-lys, shaped everted rims chased with flowerheads, scalework and foliated scrolls, cast dolphin handles, later domed covers similarly chased and with ball finials, engraved with crest and motto
9in. (23cm.) long
30oz. (2)
maker's mark of Robert Gordon, Edinburgh, 1746, Assay master Hugh Gordon; the covers by William Robertson, Edinburgh, 1790
Of oval form on three paw feet headed by stylised fleur-de-lys, shaped everted rims chased with flowerheads, scalework and foliated scrolls, cast dolphin handles, later domed covers similarly chased and with ball finials, engraved with crest and motto
9in. (23cm.) long
30oz. (2)