George III Silver Entree Dish & Cover with Lion Finial
George III silver entree dish & cover flat and dome topped with fluted and lobed trim, the top finial, elaborately crafted with lion, and hand clenching hammer above a leaf shaped base. The lid featuring two crests one with 'X' and star above it, dated circa 1805 London by Digby Scott & Benjamin Smith I, height 5.51 in., width 12.20 in., depth 8.66 in., weight 2.12kg
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- Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins. - Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
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