A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS, MARK OF JOHN PARKER AND EWDARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1764

A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER ENTREE DISHES AND COVERS
MARK OF JOHN PARKER AND EWDARD WAKELIN, LONDON, 1764
Each circular, on three ball feet, with two ring handles, the cover with reeded border and detachable broccoli finial, engraved on body and cover with a coat-of-arms beneath a coronet, marked underneath and on bezels, each engraved with numbers and scratch weights 'No 1 47=17' and 'No 2 43=9'
8 1/8 in. (21 cm.) diam.
91 oz. 4 dwt. (2,837 gr.)
The arms are those of Martinho de Melo e Castro (1716-1795).

Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR