SET OF THREE GEORGE III SILVER WINE COASTERS

John Rowbotham & Co., Sheffield, 1775

Each of the same date and usual round form having pierced pales, circling garlands and swags supported by urns and a medallion

suspending a beribboned applied oval, beaded upper rim and stepped foot, each with the original turned wooden coaster bases,

two bases with central ivory inserts and one with turning dot only; two crested with a jester's head with pointed cap;

one crested with a lion passant bearing two tails

Condition: Excellent; good marks; one silver pin to base a replacement; one coaster slightly out of level at the top (base sits level);

this set is comprised of a pair and a single, all by the same maker and bearing the same date

Marks registered 1774 as Plateworkers on Norfolk Street; partnership dissolved 1776,

working thereafter as IR (1776) and I.R (1793) (Sheffield Assay Office Register)

Note: See Price Guide to Antique Silver, P. 327, Pl. 1063 for a similar example

Each 2”H x 5 ½” Diameter

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Set of Three George III Silver Wine Coasters, John Rowbotham & Co., Sheffield, 1775