Set of three casters, Lewis Mettayer (British, active 1700, died 1740), 1714/15, British, London, Silver gilt, Overall (.71, confirmed): 6 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in., 11 oz. 4 dwt. (16.9 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm, 349g), Metalwork-Silver, Lewis Mettayer (British, active 1700, died 1740), Used for serving sugar, dry mustard, and pepper, sets of three casters were standard components of an eighteenth-century silver table setting. Like the dessert dishes above, this set was part of the large service made for Sir Paul Methuen’s embassy to Spain
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Set, three casters, Lewis Mettayer, British, active 1700, died 1740, 1714/15, London, Silver gilt, Overall, .71, confirmed, 6 5/8 x 2 1/4 1/4, 11 oz, 4 dwt, 16.9 5.7 cm, 349g, Metalwork-Silver, active, 1700, died, 1740, serving sugar, dry mustard, pepper, sets, standard components, eighteenth-century silver table, setting, dessert dishes, set, part, large service, Sir Paul, Methuen, embassy, Spain
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