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A George III Silver Salver
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Passed
Live Auction
Property from the Aline Elwes McDonnell Trust
Description
A George III Silver Salver
John Cotton and Thomas Head II, London, 1813
with an engraved coat of arms to the center.
hallmarked for Sterling to underside
13 ozt 6 dwt
Height 1 1/4 x width 9 3/4 inches.
Provenance
Provenance:Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent toBarbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descentPictured:An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.