Lot 489

A Victorian silver gilt comport




Auction: 1 June 2011 at 12:00 BST
£625
Description
the plateau marked for J Wakelin & W Taylor, London 1773, with additions marks to socket for Henry Holland, London, the stem and base fully marked Henry Holland, London 1874, with additional retailer's marks for D C Rait & Sons, Goldsmiths to the Queen, Glasgow, the plateau of shallow form with scalloped outline, the border embossed with fruits and foliage within semi spiralled sections, the centre engraved with Gothic monogram CJ, socket attached to a simple knopped stem above domed circular foot with fruit embossed border
Dimensions
Plateau 26.5cm diameter, 21cm high, 28oz



