ID 1360338
Lot 153 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT WINE COASTERS
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 20 000
MARK OF DIGBY SCOTT AND BENJAMIN SMITH II, LONDON, 1805
Circular, the sides cast and chased with scrolling grapevines, engraved on the centers with a crest below a viscount's coronet, with wood bases, marked on base rims and stamped Rundell, Bridge & Rundell
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diameter
43 oz. 6 dwt. (1,346.6 gr.) gross weight
The crest is that of Lowther, for William Lowther, 1st Viscount Lowther later 1st Earl Lonsdale (1757-1844).
Provenance
William Lowther, 1st Viscount Lowther later 1st Earl Lonsdale (1757-1844), then by descent.
The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Lonsdale; Christie's, London, 19-20 February 1947, lot 149 (a set of six).
Acquired from S.J. Phillips Ltd., London, 10 July 1978.
| Artist: | Benjamin Smith II (1764 - ?) Digby Scott |
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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 - ?) Digby Scott |
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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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