A Georgian Geometric Wonder
Silver
George I Octafoil Salver
London, 1718
Maker's mark of John Pero

Diameter: 17 3/8 in. (45.9 cm.)
Weight: 90 oz. 10 dwt. (2,816 gr.)

The coat-of-arms of Jonathon Elford (1684-1755) of Bickham, Devonshire

Provenance: Jonathon Elford (1684-1755) of Bickham, Devonshire, thence by descent.
Lt.-Col. F. A. Ilbert of Bowringsleigh, sold, Sotheby's, London, 20 June 1935, lot 167.
Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1968. Octafoil, with scalloped molded rim, on four tab feet, the field engraved with a coat-of-arms in a scrolling acanthus cartouche, marked on underside and each foot