Property from the Collection of Christopher E. Horne, Toronto, sold by Coopers & Lybrand Limited as court appointed receivers.
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER MEAT DISHES

MAKER'S MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLOR, LONDON, 1791

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER MEAT DISHES
Maker's mark of John Wakelin and William Taylor, London, 1791
Oval, with gadrooned rims, the borders engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on reverses, also numbered and with scratch weight 44=15 and 44=8
16 1/8in. (41cm.) long; 83oz. (2579gr.) (2)

Lot Essay

The arms are those of Benyon impaling those of another.