A George III sterling silver waiter, London 1790 by Elizabeth Jones (reg. 15th Jan 1783)

Of oval form with cavetto edge and reeded rim, raised on four reeded splay feet. The field later engraved to the centre a quartered coat-of-arms with another on an escutcheon of pretence, surmounted by a crest of a haw displayed with a laurel branch in the mouth, with the motto below Vinne pace et copin. The reverse with inscription ‘From Miss Clay, 1st Oct 1874’. Fully marked to the reverse .

Length – 23.5 cm / 9.2 inches

Weight – 369 grams / 11.8 ozt

Andrew Milne Collection