A late Edwardian silver footed dish. Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, 1910. Of circular form and raised on a circular foot, with reeded banding along the rim and footrim, engraved with initial to side, 22cm dia. Together with: an Edwardian silver quaich, Sheffield, 1903, Martin, Hall & Co., the plain circular body raised on a circular foot, numbered 202 to underside, 24.8cm wide (inc. handles); and a small George V silver footed dish, Birmingham, 1922, possibly Williams (Birmingham), of oval form and raised on an oval stepped base, the folded rim with decorative reeded banding and the footrim with conforming decoration, 19.3cm wide, total weight approx. 33.5ozt (3)

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