ID 992726
Lot 36 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE-TUREENS, COVERS AND STANDS
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH, LONDON, 1808
Each octagonal and applied with a band of trailing vine, the stands on four ball feet, the tureens on four cast lion's paw and Egyptian sphinx mask feet, with lion's mask and drop-ring cornucopia handles, the covers with serpent handles above a calyx of peapods and foliage, each applied with a coat-of-arms within a drapery cartouche, marked on foot-rim, base, side handles, cover, cover calyx and finial
7 in. (19 cm.) long
88 oz. 2 dwt. (2,741 gr.)
Provenance
A Lady; Christie's, London, 28 October 1964, lot 58 (£760 to Rayman).
A Gentleman; Christie's, London, 20 November 2001, lot 58.
Literature
J. B. Hawkins, The Al Tajir Collection of Silver and Gold, London, 1983, vol. I, pp. 106-107.
C. Truman ed., The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 124, p. 162.
Exhibited
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 124.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Benjamin Smith II (1764 - ?) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Tureens |
| 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: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Tureens |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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