Lot 256
A George III toastrack
Auction: 16 August 2010 at 15:00 BST
£500
Description
Edinburgh 1825, makers mark obscured, the seven square divisions with X cross frame formed from simple wire, with central loop handle above cartouche engraved with crest and motto to one side and baron's crown to opposing side, raised on rectangular frame and four bun feet
Dimensions
15cm wide, 6.5oz
Footnote
Heraldry: crest and motto 'PRO REGE, LEGE, GREGE' for Henry Brougham, Baron of Brougham and vaux and Lord High Chancellor for Great Britain
References:
'Compendium of Scottish Silver II' R & J Dietert, illustrated plate 51, listed page 572