A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TOILET BOXES
MARK OF JOHN PERO, LONDON, 1733
Rectangular with shaped corners, the sides with cast panels of masks within foliate scrolls against matted ground, the corners with ribbon tied floral bouquets, the hinged covers engraved with a later coat-of-arms in a baroque strapwork cartouche, marked on undersides
33 oz. 10 dwt. (1041.8 gr.)
Lot Essay
The arms are probably those of Caradoc as they are almost identical apart from the conton granted to those of John Caradoc, 1st Baron Howdon (1754-1839).
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