PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JAMES ANNENBERG LA VEA, SOLD TO BENEFIT A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER VEGETABLE DISHES AND COVERS

MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1808

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER VEGETABLE DISHES AND COVERS
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1808
Rectangular, with gadrooned border, the cover with acanthus and lion's-head handle set with an heraldic estoile, each cover engraved on both sides with coat-of-arms, the dishes with crests, marked on dish, cover and handle
12 in. (30.5 cm.) long; 137 oz. 10 dwt. (4,276 gr.)

Lot Essay

The arms are those of Shiffner quartering Jackson with those of Bridger in pretence, as borne by George Shiffner (b. 1762), created 1st baronet in 1818. He married Mary, daughter and heir of Sir John Bridger, in 1787.

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