MARK OF JOHN PARKER & EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1774

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SALTS
MARK OF JOHN PARKER & EDWARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1774
Of cauldron form, each raised on four faun and satyr mask-capped hoof and trefoil feet, emblematic of the four seasons, with cast and applied festoons of flowers and fruit, engraved with a crest below a coronet 4in. (10.2cm.) diameter, 20oz. (2)

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Lot Essay

This design was used by many silversmiths, including Paul de Lamerie; a set of four virtually identical salts by him, from the collection of the Right Honourable The Earl Spencer, were exhibited in Paul de Lamerie: The Work of England's Master Silversmith (1688-1751) at Goldsmiths' Hall in 1990 and one of the set is illustrated on page 107 of the exhibition catalogue.

Another set of four, by Paul Crespin, were sold in these rooms, 13 March 2001, lot 226.

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