Lot 164
Auction: 23 November 2008 at 15:00 GMT
Estimate: £70,000 - £100,000
Description
An important pair of Royal silver-gilt twin decanter coasters on trolleys
Benjamin Smith, London 1807 (coasters),
Robert Garrard, London 1837 (trolleys)
the coasters of circular form with slight moulded rim, cast vine leaf and grape sides, the bases with engraved crest within a garter border and surmounted by a coronet, fitted on a directional trolley with bold vine leaf and grape border, the cast wheels with grape and leaf detail, the moulded handles with vine leaf detail (2)
Coaster diameters, 13cm internal, overall length 47cm, 12cm high, Trolleys 76oz
Heraldry:
The badge is for one of the sons of George III
Literature:
Sotheby’s London, 21st October 1998, lot 249
Benjamin Smith, London 1807 (coasters),
Robert Garrard, London 1837 (trolleys)
the coasters of circular form with slight moulded rim, cast vine leaf and grape sides, the bases with engraved crest within a garter border and surmounted by a coronet, fitted on a directional trolley with bold vine leaf and grape border, the cast wheels with grape and leaf detail, the moulded handles with vine leaf detail (2)
Coaster diameters, 13cm internal, overall length 47cm, 12cm high, Trolleys 76oz
Heraldry:
The badge is for one of the sons of George III
Literature:
Sotheby’s London, 21st October 1998, lot 249
Footnote
The Badge is for one of the sons of George III
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, 21st October 1998, lot 249
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, 21st October 1998, lot 249
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