Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 24th April 2018

Lot 348

An early 19th century Maltese silver two-handled sugar bowl and cover

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1400

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Description

An early 19th century Maltese silver two-handled sugar bowl and cover,

maker's mark GC, possibly for Gaetano Cauchi or Giuseppe Cousin, Captain Sir Alexander Ball period, 1800-1809,

tapering circular form, wire-work side handles,stiff leaf decoration, the pull-off cover with a flower finial, on a raised square foot, height 13.5cm, approx. weight 8.7oz.