Lot Essay
The arms are those of Cooper of Colne Green, Herefordshire and Ratling Court, Kent.
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A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TEA TRAY
LONDON, 1803, MAKER'S MARK OF DIGBY SCOTT AND BENJAMIN SMITH II
Of oval form, the openwork border formed as grapes and vines within a rim of tied laurel, the two open handles each formed as two cornucopiae centering a leopard's head and issuing from goat's heads and oak leaves, the field engraved with a coat of arms and crest within drapery mantling, marked on reverse and border--length over handles 29 3/4 in. (75.5 cm.)
(182 oz.)
LONDON, 1803, MAKER'S MARK OF DIGBY SCOTT AND BENJAMIN SMITH II
Of oval form, the openwork border formed as grapes and vines within a rim of tied laurel, the two open handles each formed as two cornucopiae centering a leopard's head and issuing from goat's heads and oak leaves, the field engraved with a coat of arms and crest within drapery mantling, marked on reverse and border--length over handles 29 3/4 in. (75.5 cm.)
(182 oz.)