Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 28th April 2021
Lot 1912
A pair of George I Irish silver footed tazza
Estimate £6,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £7000
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Description
A pair of George I Irish silver footed tazza,
by Edward Workman, Dublin 1715,
circular form, moulded border, the centres with a later armorial within foliate mantling, on a raised circular foot, one with a scratch weight '18=10', the other with a crudely scratched '18=10', diameter 24.4cm, height 6.8cm, approx. weight 37oz. (2)
The arms are those of Smyth for Thomas Smyth (1650-1725) who was Bishop of Limerick from 1695-1725.