Silver & Collectors' Items - 22nd and 23rd July - 22nd July 2014
Lot 953
A set of four George III silver two-handled sauce tureens and covers
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £4000
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Description
A set of four George III silver two-handled sauce tureens and covers,
by Robert and Thomas Makepeace, London 1793,
oval form, leaf capped reeded scroll handles, beaded borders, the pull-off covers with urn finials, on raised oval bases, the covers and body engraved with an armorial, numbered 1-4, and with scratch weights to underside, length 23.8cm, height 16cm, approx. weight 101oz. (4)
The arms are those for Stevenson of Edinburgh, engraved on a lozenge for a spinster.