Stock No. 2094	George III oval dish stand
George III oval sterling silver dish stand of outstanding neo-classical form. The stand is supported by four slightly curving legs which end in cast ball and claw feet. The top of the legs are in the form of a scroll decorated with an eight-petal flower on either side and have a very well defined acanthus leaf which covers almost half of each rectangular leg. A thin line is engraved near the edge of the three outside sides of the leg down to the lower band of silver encircling the legs. The top of the legs are attached to an oval band of silver with a plain raised rib and a band of gadrooning. There is a second oval band of silver which encircles the legs two-thirds of the way down where the legs are joined to the cast feet. This band is plain and has an elegant rim around the top and bottom edge. The stand is marked with the maker's mark only which is stamped on the underside of the gadrooned top band and also on the outerside of the lower, plain, band. The inside of one of the legs is very discreetly engraved with the family crest of a standing greyhound.
	Maker :- Henry Greenway (London)

Condition :-Excellent.
Circa :- 1790		.
Size :- 4.2 inches (106.6g) high overall x 9.4 inches (23.8cm) long x 6.7 (17cm) wide.
Weight :- 11.5ozt (357.7g)
This dish stand is a perfect example of neo-classical design in silver at its very best and most elegant. The fact that the stand is only marked with the maker's mark and has no other hallmarks means that it was made on commission and was never sent to the Assay Office. While the maker's mark on the base of the top, gadrooned, band is rubbed, the mark on the side of the lower band is very crisp.

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