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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS
MARK OF JOHN SAMUEL HUNT, LONDON, 1846
Shaped circular, the reeded rims with acanthus at intervals, the covers shaped circular and engraved with coats-of-arms, the finials individually modeled as fruit-bearing plants, together with a pair of Sheffield-plated warming stands, mark of Creswick & Co., Sheffield, each circular on four scroll feet with acanthus joins, the reeded handles with scroll and foliate joins, the bodies pierced with foliate designs, with central burner and hot water dish, the silver dishes marked under bases, under covers, and on finials; the warming stands marked under bases
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) diameter; 104 oz. (3,238 gr.) weighable silver (2)