Georgian Silver Entree Dish by Paul Storr
A George III sterling silver lidded entree dish, Paul Storr, London, circa 1780, with a shallow rounded rectangular body cast with shell and leaf borders, beneath a fitted domed cover with a shell and acanthus leaf cast loop handle, 2006 gms total weight of silver, 12.20 in. wide, 5.51 in. high, 9.45 in. deep
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- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
- 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.
- Acanthus - A stylized leaf motif, one of the primary decorative elements of classical Greek and Roman architecture, derived from the genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Mediterranean area. It is a common element in classical Greek and Roman design, and is often seen in Corinthian and Composite order columns and used as a decorative element in English, European and Australian furniture, particularly on the curve of a leg, and as decoration for a corbel.
- George Iii - George III (1738 - 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820.
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