European Silver, Furniture and Ceramics

A George IV Silver Centerpiece, Benjamin Smith III, London, 1827

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October 20, 08:38 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A George IV Silver Centerpiece, Benjamin Smith III, London, 1827

triangular base raised on three shell feet and with borders of scrolling flowers and leaf-tips, engraved on each side with later Royal Arms, two Bacchic putti seated on a lion support the openwork basket applied with grapevine

marked on stand, basket, each figure, and each of the bolts

120 oz 5 dwt

3744 g

height 14 1/4 in.

36.2 cm

The putti and leopard continued to be used and can be seen in a centerpiece by Hunt & Roskell 1868, illus. Christopher Hartop, Art in Industry: The Silver of Paul Storr, pp. 128-129.

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