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DESCRIPTION | Very good Georgian silver waiter (small salver) with a shaped and shell decorated border and three hoof feet. Small, central crest engraving now quite rubbed and crisp, earlier, initial engraving verso. Exceptionally well struck and clear hallmarks and even the original assayer's scrape is still visible verso. |
SILVERSMITH | Robert Abercromby, a specialist salver maker who came to London from Newcastle in 1731. |
DATE or HALLMARK | 1740 |
ASSAY OFFICE | London |
WEIGHT in GRAMS | 200 |
WIDTH in INCHES | 6 ¼ max. |
SILVER STANDARD | .925 sterling silver |
CONDITION | excellent, fresh professional polish to a mirror finish |
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£395 | SOLD | item number: m6074 |