Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31 Oct 2023
A George III silver butter dish, cover and stand,
A George III silver butter dish, cover and stand,
by Robert and Samuel Hennell, London 1807,
oval form, hob-nail cut decoration, the mount with a gadroon border, the pull-off cover with a crest and reeded handle, on a raised oval base, on four fluted bracket feet, length 17.8cm, approx. weighable 10.8oz.
Provenance: A Private Collection.
The crest is that of the Duke of Cleveland, Richmond, Grafton or St Albans.