ID 1360198
Lot 152 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT WINE COASTERS
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 20 000
MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH I, LONDON, 1807
Circular, the sides cast and chased with scrolling grapevines, engraved to the centers with a crest, with wood bases, marked on base rim and with retail inscription for Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diameter
37 oz. 14 dwt. (1,172.5 gr.) gross weight
The crest is that of Hobson, Spalding, Co. Lincolnshire.
Provenance
Probably William Hobson (1752-1840), Markfield House, South Tottenham.
Acquired from S.J. Phillips Ltd., London, 4 July 1996.
| Artist: | Benjamin Smith II (1764 - ?) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Tableware and Serveware |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Artist: | Benjamin Smith II (1764 - ?) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Tableware and Serveware |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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