Lot 302
  • 302

A Set of Four George II Silver Circular Salts, Paul de Lamerie, London, 1729

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on bases, one fully marked, the others with maker's mark, Britannia mark and lion's head erased twice

  • silver
  • diameter 3 1/4 in.
  • 8.2cm
hemispherical, applied with stiff leaves, the short stems chased with running flowerheads, the spreading circular bases cast with overlapping leaf-tips, all engraved with contemporary entwined serpent crest, gilt interiors

Condition

some light scratches from use and slihgt wear to high spots, one with knick to base rim, another starting to split at base rim, overall good condition, marks clear
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