Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 13 October 2014

English Silver & Furniture, including a Collection of Portrait Miniatures

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ZAR 40 925
Lot 40
  • A pair of George III silver wine coasters, Robert Gray & Sons, Glasgow, 1819


Lot Estimate
ZAR 25 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 40 925
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About this Item

Edinburgh & Glasgow, Scotland
A pair of George III silver wine coasters, Robert Gray & Sons, Glasgow, 1819
each with a shell and anthemion band between ovolo and gadrooned borders, the turned wooden base with a boss engraved with a crest and the motto 'TOUCH NOT THE CAT BUT A GLOVE', 13,8cm diameter

The crest and motto are of the McPherson clan.

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