$5,333
William IV Silver Tea Tray, London, 1831, William Elliot, maker, rectangular, with rounded corners, shaped edge and gadrooned rim, with heavy acanthus handles, engraved to center with large crown-topped coat of arms conjoined with the British Royal arms, with lion and unicorn supporters, lg. to handles 28, wd. 19 in., approx. 149 troy oz. Engraved inscription on back reads in full: Ambrose Kitchell Eley, a memorial of gratitude, to one old friend to another, Israel Corse, ith deep appreciation of exceptional fidelity to a Father''s Trust, Angeline Burr Corse Evans, December twenty-fifth, Nineteen hundred and six. good, with minor surface wear. marks good.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-10-03
