Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 1st November 2023

Lot 2213

William Beckford, a pair of 18th century French silver-gilt teaspoons,

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £378

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Description

William Beckford, a pair of 18th century French silver-gilt teaspoons,
possibly by Francois Martin Michelin, Paris circa 1780,
the terminals engraved with a Latimer cross, approx. weight 1.3oz. (2)

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. 57).