THE FIRST A "DUTY DODGER" MAKER'S MARK STRUCK THREE TIMES OF MORDECAI FOX, CIRCA 1750; THE WAITER ROBERT ABERCROMBY, LONDON, 1744
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A SILVER SAUCEPAN AND A GEORGE III SILVER WAITER
The first a "duty dodger" maker's mark struck three times of Mordecai Fox, circa 1750; the waiter Robert Abercromby, London, 1744
The saucepan of typical form, with part-wood baluster handle--to rim 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high; the shaped circular waiter on three stepped hoof supports, engraved with coat-of-arms within elaborate rocaille and foliate scroll surround, with molded border, with rim with shell at intervals, underside with engraved initials--6¾in. (17.1cm.) wide, gross weight 10.5oz. (2)
The first a "duty dodger" maker's mark struck three times of Mordecai Fox, circa 1750; the waiter Robert Abercromby, London, 1744
The saucepan of typical form, with part-wood baluster handle--to rim 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high; the shaped circular waiter on three stepped hoof supports, engraved with coat-of-arms within elaborate rocaille and foliate scroll surround, with molded border, with rim with shell at intervals, underside with engraved initials--6¾in. (17.1cm.) wide, gross weight 10.5oz. (2)