$31,980
Pair of George III Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens, London, 1817-18, Benjamin Smith II & Benjamin Smith III, maker, one liner and tureen numbered "4," lid numbered "4" and "3(8)"; the other cover and liner numbered "2," tureen numbered "3(8)," each modeled after the Warwick Vase, cover topped with a lion-form finial and with engraved armorial to either side, the tureens also with the engraved armorial to either side of foot, lg. handle to handle 8 3/4, approx. 155.5 troy oz., with later ebonized plinth, total ht. 13 3/4 in. Provenance: The Estate of Hugh Trumbull Adams to benefit the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Collections Acquisitions Fund. N.B. The coat of arms is that of the Peel family. Two sauce tureens from the same service sold at Sotheby's New York, Sale N09208, Lot 459.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-07-15
