Live Auction 2560Important English, Continental and American Silver
A GEORGE II SILVER SALVER
Lot 134 PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR

A GEORGE II SILVER SALVER

MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1740

Closed17 May 2012

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A GEORGE II SILVER SALVER
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1740
Shaped circular on four paw feet, the rim with shells and foliage at intervals, the field flat chased with rocaille, scrolls and shells, centering an engraved coat-of-arms within a finely engraved cartouche, marked on reverse
16½ in. (41.9 cm) diameter; 77 oz. (2,404 gr.)

Specialist note

The arms are those of Richmond or de La Haye impaling those of Entwistle or Andrew. They indicate a twice-married widow, the first husband possibly Petre.