14th Jul, 2021 10:00 EDT
The Gilded Age
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A Pair of George III Sterling Silver Armorial Trays
John Crouch I & Thomas Hannam, London, 1791
Each engraved with 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' in a garter encircling a crowned lion surmounting a crown, the garter surmounted by a crown.
H: 1 1/4, W: 10 1/2, D: 7 1/2 in. Weight: 34.5 oz. t.
Provenance
Gifted to George Hamilton upon his diplomatic appointment to Philadelphia.
Thence by descent.
Private Collection.
Exhibition History
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Loyalties in Revolutionary Times, March-July 2018.
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $1,000 - $2,000
Each engraved with 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' in a garter encircling a crowned lion surmounting a crown, the garter surmounted by a crown.
Provenance
Gifted to George Hamilton upon his diplomatic appointment to Philadelphia.
Thence by descent.
Private Collection.
Exhibition History
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Loyalties in Revolutionary Times, March-July 2018.
