Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu - 29th April 2015
Lot 752
A George III silver two handled vase and cover
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1100
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Description
A George III silver two handled vase and cover,
by Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp, London 1770,
tapering circular form, acanthus leaf lower border, leaf capped scroll handles, engraved with an armorial within foliate mantling, the pull-off cover with an acorn finial, and gadroon border, on a raised square base applied with medallions, on a later wooden plinth, applied with a presentation plaque, total height of plinth 48cm, approx. weight off plinth 81oz.
The arms are those of Wells impaling Mortimer.