Lot 269
  • 269

A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER WINE COOLERS AND LINERS, BENJAMIN SMITH, LONDON, 1807 | A pair of George III silver wine coolers and liners, Benjamin Smith, London, 1807

Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 EUR
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Description

  • Haut. 28 cm, 7 179 g ; 11 in. high, 230oz 16dwt
the body decorated with grapes, masks and cartouches, the handles shaped as two snakes surronding a Mercury head

Condition

In overall good condition. Fully marked on foot rims and ring covers, liners only stamped with standard mark (lion), one liner stamped 1, the other 2. Nice design.
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