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MARK OF GUILLAUME HENRY, GUERNSEY, CIRCA 1730,
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A RARE GEORGE II CHANNEL ISLANDS SILVER-MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL LADLE,
MARK OF GUILLAUME HENRY, GUERNSEY, CIRCA 1730,
The Hanoverian pattern stem with pronounced, raised rib to front, extending almost half-way down stem, the back of stem inscribed in script "A*Jean Arnel" above an initial "M", the cowrie shell bowl with silver rim cut out with stylised acanthus motifs and having a short rat-tail to back of bowl, maker's mark only, 8 1/8 in. long (20.7 cm.).
MARK OF GUILLAUME HENRY, GUERNSEY, CIRCA 1730,
The Hanoverian pattern stem with pronounced, raised rib to front, extending almost half-way down stem, the back of stem inscribed in script "A*Jean Arnel" above an initial "M", the cowrie shell bowl with silver rim cut out with stylised acanthus motifs and having a short rat-tail to back of bowl, maker's mark only, 8 1/8 in. long (20.7 cm.).
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