Silver & Collectors' Items - Day 1 and Day 2 - 30th October 2012

Lot 1053

A George III silver vegetable tureen and cover

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000

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Description

A George III silver vegetable tureen and cover, by Richard Cooke, London 1806, circular form, with drop-hinged handles, gadroon border, the domed pull-off cover with fluted and ball decoration engraved with two armorials and two crests, and with a detachable foliate handle, (the handle by Robert Garrard), diameter of base 23.3cm, approx. weight 68oz. The arms are those of Sir Oswald Moseley, (1785-1871), 2nd Baronet Ancoats, Lancashire.