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Reference: S11558
Period: George II
Year: 1747
Silversmith: William Peaston
Place: London
Price: $ 780.00
Weight: 287 grams
Dimensions: 18 cm diameter
Condition: Very good, no dents or scratches. Old repairs to 3 hoof feet, solder marks visible. Sits flat, no wobble. Crisp engraving.
Description: An attractive early Georgian silver salver, beautifully engraved with a family armorial and motto "Spero Infestis Metuo Secundis", translated "I hope in adversity, and fear in prosperity". The salver is the small size, often called a card tray, as it would have been used by a butler to deliver visitors calling cards. The salver has the traditional pie crust border, with alternating shells and scrolls, and is also finely engraved with shells, flowers and scrolls. The salver sits on 3 cast silver hoof feet, solder around the feet shows these have been repaired at some stage. The centre has a very clearly engraved family armorial, a shield with cross and 5 devices, under raised arm holding an arrow, above the motto. This motto is a popular one and has been used by a number of families, including Ludlow, Ellerton, Riley and Stewart, it was also used by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge in the USA. The salver is clearly hallmarked, makers mark WP in heart shaped punch for William Peaston, who worked between 1745 and 1755, he was a specialist salver maker who is highly regarded for his high quality work, this salver is no exception. The other hallmarks include lion passant, crowned leopards head and date letter m for 1747. A very similar salver by the same maker, same date can be seen on the William Walter and BADA websites.
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George II Silver Salver - Spero Infestis Metuo Secundis
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Spero Infestis Metuo Secundis engraved silver
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Silver Salver - Spero Infestis Metuo Secundis, Ludlow, Riley, Ellerton Stewart, - William Peaston
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Georgian silver card tray pie crust border
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Georgian silver salver hoof feet
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Early Georgian silver salver engraving
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George II Silver Salver base
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William Peaston London 1747 silver hallmarks
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Ludlow, Riley, Ellerton Stewart family crest
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