Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 1st November 2023
Lot 2212
William Beckford, a matched set of eight George III silver-gilt Fiddle, Thread and Drop pattern
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000
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Description
William Beckford, a matched set of eight George III silver-gilt Fiddle, Thread and Drop pattern teaspoons,
by Smith and Fearn, London 1793 and George Smith London 1798,
the terminals engraved with the Beckford crest, approx. weight 6oz. (8)
Provenance:
William Beckford (d.1844)
His daughter Susan Euphemia (Duchess of Hamilton) (d. 1859)
Then, by descent in the Hamilton Collection until sold by the 15th Duke in 1986.
A Private Collection.
Exhibited: William Beckford and Portugal Exhibition, Palacio de Queluz, Lisbon, 1987 (no. 58).