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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE-TUREENS, COVERS AND STANDS

Starting price
£ 20 000
Auction dateClassic
07.07.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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ID 992726
Lot 36 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE-TUREENS, COVERS AND STANDS
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE-TUREENS, COVERS AND STANDS

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 - ?)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Silver
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Category:Tureen
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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