Lot Essay
The arms are those of Masterman impaling those of Mildred.
The Property of
A NEW JERSEY COLLECTOR
A GEORGE III SILVER TEA TRAY
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER TEA TRAY
LONDON, 1782, MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN SCOFIELD
Of oval form on four beaded scroll feet with applied flowerheads, the border and rim with similar bands of beading, with two reeded side handles terminating in flowerheads, the field engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest within laurel and foliate swag cartouche, marked on reverse--length over handles 32 1/2in. (82.5cm.)
(141 oz.)
LONDON, 1782, MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN SCOFIELD
Of oval form on four beaded scroll feet with applied flowerheads, the border and rim with similar bands of beading, with two reeded side handles terminating in flowerheads, the field engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest within laurel and foliate swag cartouche, marked on reverse--length over handles 32 1/2in. (82.5cm.)
(141 oz.)
Provenance
Phillips, New York