Watch List notes:

British Medals, The Three Kings of 1936, a set of three silver nut or sweetmeat dishes, by Robert Edgar Stone (1903 – 1990), probably for Asprey & Co. Ltd., the rose-shaped dishes with quaiche-like handles either side in the form of a regal crown, each set with a silver commemorative medal: George V and Queen Mary, official Jubilee medal, 1935, by Percy Metcalfe; Edward VIII, Abdication, 1936, by L. E. Pinches; and George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Coronation, 1937, by Messrs. John Pinches, each with London hallmark, 1936, maker's mark and facsimile signature, 132mm. (handle-tip to handle-tip) (3)
*bt. Dreweatt Auction, 14 June 2011, lot 298
Robert Edgar Stone was a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and, as with the three pieces in this lot, his work was usually stamped with a facsimile signature. He learnt his craft at the Central School of Arts & Crafts, London, establishing his own workshop in 1929. To commemorate George V's Silver Jubilee in 1935 he produced a large collection of items including caddy spoons, book marks, letter openers and 2 handled bowls with a coin or medal sunk in the centre. These usually featured a crown motif for the handles or terminals. He then adapted these designs for the Coronations of Edward VIII in 1936 and George VI in 1937.
(800-900 GBP)