Fine Art Sale
Lot 515
A RARE MERCURY-GILT OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE DISH RING
A RARE MERCURY-GILT OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE DISH RING, C1770 with vacant cartouche, 20.5cm diamIllustrated: Crosskey (G), Old Sheffield Plate, second edition, 2013, fig 51.Examples of gilt Sheffield Plate are very rare. Such items were probably special orders, for example the Wilson's ledgers record an order of December 1772 sent to the Dublin retailer Michael Welch.
Estimate: £250 - 350
Sold for £700