Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 26th October 2016

Lot 1319

A George I silver kitchen pepper pot

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £720

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Description

A George I silver kitchen pepper pot,

by Edward Gibbon, London 1721,

cylindrical form, domed pierced cover, scroll handle, the front engraved with an armorial, on a circular foot, height 8cm, approx. weight 2.2oz.

The arms are that of Charles Bennett, KT, created 1st Earl of Tankerville October 1714,

died May 1722.