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MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND ROBERT GARRARD I, LONDON, 1799
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A GEORGE III SILVER TEA TRAY
Maker's mark of John Wakelin and Robert Garrard I, London, 1799
Oval with gadrooned rim and two reeded bracket handles with foliate joins, the field engraved overall with dots and with a border of bright-cut scrolling foliage, the center engraved with a coat of arms, crest and motto within a rococo cartouche surrounded by a tied acorn and leaf wreath, marked on reverse
29in. (75cm.) long over handles; 175oz. 10dwt. (5469gr.)
Wakelin, John and Robert Garrard
Maker's mark of John Wakelin and Robert Garrard I, London, 1799
Oval with gadrooned rim and two reeded bracket handles with foliate joins, the field engraved overall with dots and with a border of bright-cut scrolling foliage, the center engraved with a coat of arms, crest and motto within a rococo cartouche surrounded by a tied acorn and leaf wreath, marked on reverse
29in. (75cm.) long over handles; 175oz. 10dwt. (5469gr.)
Wakelin, John and Robert Garrard