A GEORGE III SILVER EGG-BOILER
Lot 348

A GEORGE III SILVER EGG-BOILER

MARK OF ROBERT HENNELL, LONDON, 1816

Closed29 November 2011

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GBP 2,750

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A GEORGE III SILVER EGG-BOILER
MARK OF ROBERT HENNELL, LONDON, 1816
Cylindrical on stepped foot, with gadrooned rim and two wood handles, with double-hinged cover, each side with shell-cast thumbpiece, with detachable ring and handle with supports for four eggs, engraved underneath with an inscription, marked underneath, inside covers and on ring
10½ in. (26.5 cm.) wide over handles
gross weight 28 oz. (864 gr.)
The inscription reads 'From the Collar of the Duke of Marlborough'