T. Crouch & J. Hannam
A George III Antique English Silver Tea Tray, 1798
Length: 20.5 in. (52.07 cm.)
Weight: 50 oz. 10 dwt.
London
V6728
$ 14,500.00
Length including handles: 20 3/4' Oval with reeded rim, the reeded handles with foliate attachments, engraved with a wide band of bright-cut flowers and foliage, the center with a coat...
Length including handles: 20 3/4"
Oval with reeded rim, the reeded handles with foliate attachments, engraved with a wide band of bright-cut flowers and foliage, the center with a coat of arms within mantling.
The arms are those of the Shippen family of Philadelphia, PA.
The Shippen family includes many of Philadelphia's most important citizens. The patriarch Edward Shippen was the 2nd Mayor of Philadelphia: his grandson William was a Continental Congressman, his granddaughter Anne was the wife of Philadelphia Mayor Charles Willing, and another grandson Edward II was also a mayor of Philadelphia. Shippen's great-great-granddaughter was Peggy Shippen, wife of Benedict Arnold.
Oval with reeded rim, the reeded handles with foliate attachments, engraved with a wide band of bright-cut flowers and foliage, the center with a coat of arms within mantling.
The arms are those of the Shippen family of Philadelphia, PA.
The Shippen family includes many of Philadelphia's most important citizens. The patriarch Edward Shippen was the 2nd Mayor of Philadelphia: his grandson William was a Continental Congressman, his granddaughter Anne was the wife of Philadelphia Mayor Charles Willing, and another grandson Edward II was also a mayor of Philadelphia. Shippen's great-great-granddaughter was Peggy Shippen, wife of Benedict Arnold.