Set of three casters, Lewis Mettayer (British, active 1700, died 1740), 1714/15, British, London, Silver gilt, Overall (.71

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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. ( x x 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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