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MAKER'S MARK OF BENJAMIN AND JAMES SMITH, LONDON, 1810
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS
Maker's mark of Benjamin and James Smith, London, 1810
Shaped oval, the lobed body with tied reeded rim with grapevines at intervals, the conforming domed cover surmounted by a handle formed as branches over a grapevine leaf calyx, the dish engraved with a crest, the cover with a coat-of-arms over a motto, marked on bases, covers and calices
12in. (31.7cm.) long; 225oz. (7018gr.) (4)
Maker's mark of Benjamin and James Smith, London, 1810
Shaped oval, the lobed body with tied reeded rim with grapevines at intervals, the conforming domed cover surmounted by a handle formed as branches over a grapevine leaf calyx, the dish engraved with a crest, the cover with a coat-of-arms over a motto, marked on bases, covers and calices
12in. (31.7cm.) long; 225oz. (7018gr.) (4)