A pair of early-Victorian silver entrée dishes...

A pair of early-Victorian silver entrée dishes and covers,
by Samuel Roberts & Co, Sheffield 1837,
shaped rectangular form, scroll and acorn borders, the pull-off covers with scroll and acorn borders, engraved with an armorial, the finials modelled as a lion passant, length 32cm, total approx. weight 132.8oz. (2)

The armorial is that of Sneyd with the cadency mark for a second son.

Provenance:
The Barry Lock Collection.
Purchased from J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, London, 16 June 2009.