ID 1071268
Lot 89 | A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT DESSERT SERVICE
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
MARK OF WILLIAM ELEY AND WILLIAM FEARN, LONDON, 1807
King's Hourglass pattern, each engraved with initial 'S' with baron's coronet above, comprising: twenty-four dessert spoons; twenty-four dessert forks; twenty-four large teaspoons; twenty four dessert knives, mark of Moses Brent, London, 1807; twenty-two cheese knives, by the same; twelve table knives, by the same; twelve tablespoons; four serving spoons; two ice spoons; two sauce ladles; two pairs of sugar tongs; two sugar spoons
268 oz. 18 dwt. (8,364 gr.) weighable silver
The initial is presumably for Mary Hill, dowager Marchioness of Downshire, Baroness Sandys (1764-1836).
Provenance
Mary Hill, dowager Marchioness of Downshire, Baroness Sandys (1764-1836), then by descent.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Services |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Services |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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