Lot 295
  • 295

A pair of George III silver salvers, John Crouch II, London, 1807

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • Silver
  • 25.9cm., 10in. long
oval with gadrooned rims, the centres engraved with a full achievement of arms

Provenance

Sir William Forbes, 7th Bt. (1773-1828)

Literature

Supplied by Green, Ward & Green, Goldsmiths & Jewellers, 1 Ludgate Street, London, 5 May 1808; '2 best polished 10 inch oval dinner waiters with chased French gadrooned border and chased feet, £16-4-9...' (alongside a larger circular example, now lost), '...Engraving 3 coats of arms and supporters with ornaments mottos & crests, £3-18-0', NLS (Acc.4796/193)

Condition

Good clear marks. Light surface wear commensurate with age.
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Catalogue Note

The arms are those of Forbes of Monymusk, Aberdeenshire, quartering Forbes of Pitsligo and Fraser.