An unusual George III silver Shell Dish.
£650.00
An unusual early George III Shell Dish, London 1773, the maker probably Frederick Knopfell. Engraved on the upper side with contemporary script initials ‘ES’ within a lozenge. The edge of the shell is applied with a gadrooned and scroll rim with a shell at the apex. The underside is supported upon two stylised welk shells and a contemporary suspensory ring. Such dishes, often called Butter shells, were actually used for seafood. The original suspensory ring and mount on this shell suggests perhaps a different use.
Description
Condition:
Good with minor surface marking to the flat plate and distortion to the suspensory ring.
Dimensions:
Length – 15.70 cm.; Width – 13 cm.; Weight – 134.30 gms.
