Ellis Finch
Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
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A good matched pair of George III cast silver-gilt open salts John Mewburn, London 1810 / 1811 also with later French import mark together with a pair of William IV silver-gilt open salts, William Kerr Reid, London 1831, (4)
18 – 19 April 2023, 10:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,147.50 inc. premium
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A good matched pair of George III cast silver-gilt open salts
John Mewburn, London 1810 / 1811 also with later French import mark
Each formed as a sea shell with undulating gadroon rims with upswept rocaille handles, the foot modelled as a turtle shell, underside with engraved crest an eagle (sometimes a falcon) proper preying on a partridge, length 10.5cm, weight 17.8oz, together with a pair of William IV silver-gilt open salts, William Kerr Reid, London 1831, each formed as a sea shell with upswept handles, on three cast conch shell supports, length 10cm, weight 11.1oz. (4)
Each formed as a sea shell with undulating gadroon rims with upswept rocaille handles, the foot modelled as a turtle shell, underside with engraved crest an eagle (sometimes a falcon) proper preying on a partridge, length 10.5cm, weight 17.8oz, together with a pair of William IV silver-gilt open salts, William Kerr Reid, London 1831, each formed as a sea shell with upswept handles, on three cast conch shell supports, length 10cm, weight 11.1oz. (4)
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From The Silver Collection of Dr Andrew J Rainey
This is the crest associated with the many differenced arms of the ONSLOW family. Those relevant possibilities: The Earl of Onslow, ONSLOW of Hengar House, Cornwall, ONSLOW of Staughton House, Huntingdonshire, ONSLOW of Stoke PARK, Surrey.