Lot 16
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A RARE GEORGE III SILVER-GILT MOLINET
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A RARE GEORGE III SILVER-GILT MOLINET

MARK OF REBECCA EMES AND EDWARD BARNARD, LONDON, 1814

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A RARE GEORGE III SILVER-GILT MOLINET
MARK OF REBECCA EMES AND EDWARD BARNARD, LONDON, 1814
The head with five pierced panels, with a turned wood handle terminating in a ring and reeded finial, with a detachable ring, marked on ring and on head
11 7/8 in. (30 cm.) long
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.

Lot Essay

The molinet was designed to fit through the opening in the cover of a chocolate pot to stir the chocolate before serving. Michael Clayton refers to other examples in his book, The Collector's Dictionary of the Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 248.

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