A silver mounted cowrie shell sauce boat unmarked, probably George III circa 1760
A silver mounted cowrie shell sauce boat
unmarked, probably George III circa 1760
The main body formed by a genuine upturned cowrie shell, with a silver mounted scallop rim and a chased curling serpent handle, the whole raised on three animalistic feet attached by embossed shell mounts, length 12cm.
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A silver mounted cowrie shell sauce boat
unmarked, probably George III circa 1760
The main body formed by a genuine upturned cowrie shell, with a silver mounted scallop rim and a chased curling serpent handle, the whole raised on three animalistic feet attached by embossed shell mounts, length 12cm.
