Silver & Objects of Vertu - 17th July 2018

Lot 735

A George III silver coffee pot

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £750

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Description

A George III silver coffee pot, probably by Benjamin Gignac, London 1772, baluster form, scroll handle, shell capped spout, domed hinged cover with a fluted finial, on a raised circular foot with a gadroon border, height 27.5cm, approx. weight 25.5oz. Provenance: Bonhams, Bath, Selected Silver and Plate, 11 November 2002, lot 243. The crest is that of Addison, Fawkenor, Mason, Stables, Towers and other families.