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12 March 2024

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№ 491

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12 March 2024

Hammer Price:
£300

Guernsey: a George II silver Hanoverian pattern dessert spoon, with ridged stem and rat tailed bowl, the engraved initials ‘E S B’ probably added later, maker’s mark crowned ‘G H’ and black letter ‘R’ for Guillaume Henry, length 17.5cm. £200-£300

Guillaume Henry is regarded as one of the foremost Channel Isles silversmiths, his work comparing favourably with the best London makers of the period. He is recorded as working circa 1720 until the time of his death in 1767.