Lot 268: Good George III Sterling Silver Centerpiece

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Description: Good George III Sterling Silver Centerpiece, hallmarked London, 1791-1792, by William Holmes, of oval form, the frame decorated with a band of chased Vitruvian scrolls with beaded edges, raised on four legs, each comprised of a beautifully-detailed dolphin entwined among seaweed, the seaweed extending to form a peaked stretcher, all raised on four cavetto plinth feet, fitted with a later glass bowl with diamond-cut panels, h.9-1/4", l. 13-1/4", w. 8-3/4", 52.92 t. oz. (excluding bowl).