Sale 3730
New York
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20 May 2015
PROPERTY FROM THE SABET FAMILY COLLECTION
Price realised
USD 10,000
Estimate
A SET OF THREE GEORGE III SILVER TRAYS MARK OF JOHN CROUCH AND THOMAS HANNAM, LONDON, 1790/91 Each oval with beaded rims and leaf-clad beaded handles, raised on four feet, engraved with a coat-of-arms within a foliate medallion border, marked on reverses, the larger tray 1790 16 7/8 and 22 ¼ in. (43 to 56.5 cm.) long; 145 oz. 10 dwt. (4,531 gr.)
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