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PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
A PAIR OF REGENCY SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS ON SHEFFIELD-PLATED STANDS
MARK OF JOHN HOULE, LONDON, 1817
Details
A PAIR OF REGENCY SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS ON SHEFFIELD-PLATED STANDS
MARK OF JOHN HOULE, LONDON, 1817
Each shaped rectangular with gadrooned borders and shells at intervals, the reversible domed cover with similar decoration and surmounted by a detachable acanthus calyx and shell-clad handle, the cover engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto on each side, the stand on four gadrooned ball feet with scroll wood handles, with removable liner, fully marked, the stands apparently unmarked
The dish 11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) long over handles; 142 oz. 10 dwt. (4439 gr.) weighable silver (2)
MARK OF JOHN HOULE, LONDON, 1817
Each shaped rectangular with gadrooned borders and shells at intervals, the reversible domed cover with similar decoration and surmounted by a detachable acanthus calyx and shell-clad handle, the cover engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto on each side, the stand on four gadrooned ball feet with scroll wood handles, with removable liner, fully marked, the stands apparently unmarked
The dish 11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) long over handles; 142 oz. 10 dwt. (4439 gr.) weighable silver (2)
Provenance
Christie's New York, 20 April 2000, lot 194