Lot Essay
An identical set of dessert dishes by the same were sold in these Rooms, October 21, 1993, lot 394.
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FOUR GEORGE IV/WILLIAM IV SILVER-GILT DESSERT DISHES
MAKER'S MARK OF ROBERT GAINSFORD, SHEFFIELD, 1829/30
Comprising three dishes, realistically chased as a leaf on snail supports, 9in.(23cm.) long, and an oval example formed as swirling leaves with two integral handles, 12in.(30.6cm.), marked on rims
(61oz., 1898gr.) (4)
MAKER'S MARK OF ROBERT GAINSFORD, SHEFFIELD, 1829/30
Comprising three dishes, realistically chased as a leaf on snail supports, 9in.(23cm.) long, and an oval example formed as swirling leaves with two integral handles, 12in.(30.6cm.), marked on rims
(61oz., 1898gr.) (4)