A PAIR OF FINE GEORGE II SILVER SHELL DISHES
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A PAIR OF FINE GEORGE II SILVER SHELL DISHES

MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1732

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A PAIR OF FINE GEORGE II SILVER SHELL DISHES
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1732
Each realistically formed as a scallop shell, on snail and clamshell feet with coral joins, the hinge engraved with a crest, each clamshell foot engraved with a scratchweight 6 14 and 7 10; marked on hinge
5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide; 13 oz. 10 dwt. (435 gr.) (2)
Provenance
Sir Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling
Rt. Hon. Lord Swaythling, sold
Christie's, London, 17 July 1946, lot 79 (probably)
Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 1998, lot 39
Kenneth Davis (Works of Art) Ltd.

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