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THE PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS
MARK OF JOHN SAMUEL HUNT, LONDON, 1844
Details
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS
Mark of John Samuel Hunt, London, 1844
Each lobed circular, the everted rim applied with foliate scrolls, with two shell-form handles, the cover with similar border on rim and shoulder, surmounted by a later plated handle, one side of cover engraved with coat-of-arms and crest within foliate mantling, each marked on body and cover, handles unmarked, stamped under base HUNT & ROSKELL LATE STORR, MORTIMER & HUNT
12¾in. (32.5cm.) long over handles; 114 oz. 10dwt. (3568gr.) weighable silver (2)
Mark of John Samuel Hunt, London, 1844
Each lobed circular, the everted rim applied with foliate scrolls, with two shell-form handles, the cover with similar border on rim and shoulder, surmounted by a later plated handle, one side of cover engraved with coat-of-arms and crest within foliate mantling, each marked on body and cover, handles unmarked, stamped under base HUNT & ROSKELL LATE STORR, MORTIMER & HUNT
12¾in. (32.5cm.) long over handles; 114 oz. 10dwt. (3568gr.) weighable silver (2)
Provenance
Christie's New York, 25 October 1988, lot 209
Christie's New York, 20 April 2000, lot 189
Christie's New York, 20 April 2000, lot 189