A Pair of George III Silver Entreé Dishes, Joseph Angell I, London, 1818 Antique silver basket

A Pair of George III Silver Entreé Dishes, Joseph Angell I, London, 1818 Antique silver basketenquire This heavy pair of Georgian silver entre dishes are each of oval fluted form with cast borders with floral decoration. The raised covers have fluted sides with a floral decorative band to the top, rising to a cast handle with matching decoration. Both the covers and bases are engraved with coat of arms. The bases and covers are hallmarked for London 1818 by Joseph Angell. The handles are marked with the lion passant and the duty mark, and the

6th July 1763

Overall length: 28cm or 11”

Clearly hallmarked for London 1810 by John Foskett & John Stewart to the base and lid

feet and arms are all identically hallmarked

and a rare example where a piece’s age can narrowed down to a very small time window

Individual Weights: 223g or 7

Height (to top of handle): 14

which he retained until his death

The base of tripartite  form with three cast silver hippocampus to each stepped and bead decorated  lobe

Maker's mark to the body and lid

He was made free of the Goldsmiths’ Company by service on 20th October 1708

Overall weight: 729g