Exquisite George III Circular Shaped Waiter Tray or Salver, Gadrooned Rim, Three Hoof Feet, Sterling Silver, probably by William Collings, London 1780  

(s1018)

A magnificent and very elegant George III Waiter tray or 'salver'. This most beautiful and early piece of Silver was made in London probably by William Collings, 1780. It is of the very highest quality and of thick gauge silver and is in its original plain state, making it extra special for the connoisseur collector. There is no later decoration applied, which is very nice to see as so often these are later embellished with chased decoration, thus making this a very desirable salver.

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The salver itself is circular in shape and has an attractive 'six indented' rim, which has a raised and decorative border. This border is beautifully shaped and cast with  simple and elegant gadrooned decoration.

This delightful Georgian salver is supported by three stout and beautifully cast legs with hoof feet. These legs are of 'C' scrolls in profile.

The tray is extremely clearly marked with a set of boldly stamped hallmarks (the details of which are given below).

It is also possible to see the original scrape marks on the base which were taken by the assay office when hall marking the piece and checking the quality of silver used. This is another very nice feature to see on early English silver.

This is a very substantial and magnificent plain George III 'salver' or waiter tray, beautiful cast decoration to the rim and of good proportions. This is a salver for the collector of high quality early Georgian silver in original condition.       

A truly magnificent George III waiter Tray or Salver, of heavy cast Sterling Silver with a raised and gadrooned rim, made in London, 1780, probably the work of William Collings. A high quality piece of early English silver for the connoisseur collector.

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Marks:

There is a very clear and bold set of hallmarks stamped on the back of the waiter tray. These marks comprise the maker's initials 'WC' probably the mark of William Collings who first entered his mark in 1771; Lion Passant mark for Sterling Silver; date letter of an 'e' for 1780 and the Leopard's head mark of London's Assay Office.

Condition:

This most handsome George III salver or 'waiter tray' is in excellent condition with a beautiful patina that one likes to see on silver of this period. There are no dents, repairs or restoration to this lovely tray and is in its original condition with no later applied decoration making it a very elegant and desirable piece of Georgian silver. There are only the very minor surface scratches that you would expect to find on antique silver of this early date.

This is certainly a very good quality salver that is for the connoisseur collector of fine early English silver.

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