Lot 186
  • 186

A Pair of Queen Anne Britannia standard and two matching George II silver trencher salts, Joseph Bird and Edward Wood, London, 1715 and 1730/33

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • SILVER
  • approx. 7.8cm., 3in. wide
octagonal, earlier pair engraved with a coat-of-arms, later two slightly larger, initialled TT*M and SGM, also with scratchweight 7=11=12

Condition

good marks, wear commensurate with age
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