A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS
Lot 99 Property of a Southern Gentleman

A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS

LONDON, 1804, MAKER'S MARK WB, PROBABLY FOR WILLIAM BENNETT

Closed21 May 2014

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS
LONDON, 1804, MAKER'S MARK WB, PROBABLY FOR WILLIAM BENNETT
Each oblong with gadrooned border, the domed cover also with gadrooning and leaf-capped reeded loop handle, the cover engraved with a baron's coat-of-arms, the dish engraved on the side with a crest below a baron's coronet, marked on sides of dishes and covers, the finials apparently unmarked
10¼ in. (26 cm.) wide; 96 oz. (2,993 gr.) (2)

Christie's, London, 20 January 2009, lot 584

Specialist note

The arms are those of FitzHerbert for Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St. Helens (1753-1839).