Lot 35
  • 35

A set of twelve Victorian silver dinner plates, John Samuel Hunt for Hunt and Roskell, London, 1856

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • 24.5cm; 9 5/8 in diameter
Shaped circular, gadrooned borders, engraved with a crest and motto SEMPER TENAX ET AUDAX, the undersides stamped Hunt & Roskell, Late Storr & Mortimer and with model number 8639

Condition

These plates have clearly been refreshed but not over-polished and the usual knife cuts, although by no means unsightly or deep, are present. A good, serviceable set.
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