Fine Art Sale
Lot 519
TWO OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE ARGYLLS
TWO OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE ARGYLLS, C1768-70, 9.5 and 16.5cm h, larger example marked on base, the mark struck four timesIllustrated: Crosskey (G), Old Sheffield Plate, second edition, 2013, fig 138A and B.Silver argylls first appeared in the mid 1750s. The lidded argyll is a rare example of the earliest type to be found in Sheffield Plate.
Estimate: £200 - 300
Sold for £800