MAKER'S MARK OF GABRIEL SLEATH, 1730
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A George II Silver Salver
maker's mark of Gabriel Sleath, 1730
Of shaped octagonal form and on four hoof feet, shaped moulded border, the centre engraved with a coat-of-arms, within further engraved border of scrolled cartouches containing masks and flowering urns alternately and linked by lattice-work
11½in. (29.3cm) wide
marked to the reverse
32oz.
The arms are those of Margaretta Cecilia, Dowager Countess Cadogan (1675-1749)
She was the daughter of John Munter, doctor of Law, a counsellor of the Court of Hellans. She married William Cadogan (1672-1726) a Lieut-General under the Duke of Marlborough, politician and diplomat, who was created Earl Cadogan in 1718. They had no children
maker's mark of Gabriel Sleath, 1730
Of shaped octagonal form and on four hoof feet, shaped moulded border, the centre engraved with a coat-of-arms, within further engraved border of scrolled cartouches containing masks and flowering urns alternately and linked by lattice-work
11½in. (29.3cm) wide
marked to the reverse
32oz.
The arms are those of Margaretta Cecilia, Dowager Countess Cadogan (1675-1749)
She was the daughter of John Munter, doctor of Law, a counsellor of the Court of Hellans. She married William Cadogan (1672-1726) a Lieut-General under the Duke of Marlborough, politician and diplomat, who was created Earl Cadogan in 1718. They had no children