GEORGIAN ANTIQUE GEORGE III STERLING SILVER TRAY 1794 Memento Mori TEA TRAY SERVING TRAY

An elegant Antique George III Solid Silver Tray with an oval shape. The rim of the tray and the two handles are subtly embellished with a classic reeded band. The centre of the tray has a large Engraving including an insctription indicating the tray was a Memento Mori. souvenir de l'amitié la plus pure formee dans l'enfance accrue avec l'age et que la mort seule a pu terminer (remember the purest friendship formed in childhood increased with age and only death could finish) emploi du lég de feu H L Jacques Droit ne à la Chaux de fonds en 1753 mort a Napels en 1791 Made in London in 1794 by Elizabeth Jones. Approx. Weight - 1744g / 6oz Approx. Length incl Handles - 51.3cm Approx. Length excl Handles - 45.4cm Approx. Width - 33.8cm