{"product_id":"a-george-ii-shell-motif-sterling-silver-salver-london-1741","title":"A GEORGE II SHELL MOTIF STERLING SILVER SALVER, LONDON, 1741","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA shaped-circular salver on three supports. The moulded border has a reeded rim and is broken at intervals by cast shell motifs. The centre is engraved with an armorial added later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is early Georgian London silver of the best domestic kind. It is heavy-gauge, restrained, and made for the sideboard of a family grand enough to engrave its arms on it. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGabriel Sleath was one of the steady, reliable goldsmiths of the period, and his salvers, coffee pots and tankards are prized for their weight and plain, confident lines. The shell-punctuated border belongs to the 1740s, as the strict Queen Anne–George I plainness was giving way to the first touches of Rococo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good. The marks are clear, and there are light scratches and wear from use. The salver stands evenly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gabriel Sleath","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67587383623913,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/9945\/2905\/files\/287133-1.jpg?v=1790596183","url":"https:\/\/klsvaults.com\/products\/a-george-ii-shell-motif-sterling-silver-salver-london-1741","provider":"KLS Vaults","version":"1.0","type":"link"}