AN UNUSUAL GEORGE III SILVER WARMING STAND,
MARK OF JOHN SCOFIELD, LONDON, 1793,
Of saucepan form with plain, tapering sides, the base pierced with slats for draining above a fixed draining pan, the whole raised on 3 fleur-de-lys & hoof feet, baluster wood side handle, the rim fitted with 3 hinged supports to hold a dish, the interior with screw-in spirit lamp made to take 3 wicks, base later inscribed underneath with 3 small initials, 6 in. diameter (15.2 cm.), 6½ in. high (16.5 cm.), 31 oz.
AN UNUSUAL GEORGE III SILVER WARMING STAND,
MARK OF JOHN SCOFIELD, LONDON, 1793,
Of saucepan form with plain, tapering sides, the base pierced with slats for draining above a fixed draining pan, the whole raised on 3 fleur-de-lys & hoof feet, baluster wood side handle, the rim fitted with 3 hinged supports to hold a dish, the interior with screw-in spirit lamp made to take 3 wicks, base later inscribed underneath with 3 small initials, 6 in. diameter (15.2 cm.), 6½ in. high (16.5 cm.), 31 oz.
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