An Exceptional George III Antique English Silver Salver
Description
Applied satyr's mask in high relief, on four cast shell and grapevine decorated feet, engraved at center with a coat of arms.<br /><br />The arms are those of Joliffe with Pitches quartering Hassell in pretence for Rev. William John Jolliffe and his wife Julia, daughter and co-heir of Sir Abraham Pytches , Knight, of Streatham whom he married in 1799. Their eldest son became 1st Baron Hylton in 1866, at which point the Baronial coronet was added.<br /><br />The 1st Baron was a senior officer at the "Peterloo Massacre" of 1819 and played cricket for Hampshire, prior to county cricket's formal inception, against Sussex in 1825 and scored 12 runs.
Dimensions
Size | Length: 24.5 in. (62.23 cm.) |
Weight | 215 oz. |
Size | Length: 24.5 in. (62.23 cm.) |
Stock No | X5178 |