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MARK OF WHIPHAM & WRIGHT, LONDON, 1763,
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A GEORGE III SILVER VEGETABLE DISH & COVER ON OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE WARMING STAND,
MARK OF WHIPHAM & WRIGHT, LONDON, 1763,
THE DISH SHALLOW CIRCULAR WITH TWO HANDLES AND MOUNTED WOOD FINIAL, ENGRAVED TO COVER WITH ROCOCO ARMS, THE CREST REPEATED TO THE RIM OF DISH, THE STAND WITH DETACHABLE SPIRIT LAMP, ON FOUR WIREWORK SUPPORTS, EACH TERMINATING IN A SHELL ABOVE BUN FEET, 9½ IN. DIAMETER (24.3 CM.), 8 IN. HIGH (20.5 CM.), 26.5 OZ.
MARK OF WHIPHAM & WRIGHT, LONDON, 1763,
THE DISH SHALLOW CIRCULAR WITH TWO HANDLES AND MOUNTED WOOD FINIAL, ENGRAVED TO COVER WITH ROCOCO ARMS, THE CREST REPEATED TO THE RIM OF DISH, THE STAND WITH DETACHABLE SPIRIT LAMP, ON FOUR WIREWORK SUPPORTS, EACH TERMINATING IN A SHELL ABOVE BUN FEET, 9½ IN. DIAMETER (24.3 CM.), 8 IN. HIGH (20.5 CM.), 26.5 OZ.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
THE ARMS ARE THOUGHT TO BE THOSE OF SIR ASHTON LEVER(1729-88) WITH ASHTON OF PRESTWICH IN PRETENCE. HE OWNED THE CELEBRATED LEVERIAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND ETHNOGRAPHY WHICH WAS REMOVED TO LONDON IN 1774 AND DISPERSED BY LOTTERY IN 1788.