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A WILLIAM IV SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY, BENJAMIN SMITH III, LONDON, 1834
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October 20, 02:10 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A WILLIAM IV SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY, BENJAMIN SMITH III, LONDON, 1834
oval with pierced border of classical roundels, urns, leopards and scrolling acanthus, ribbon-tied floral crown and cornucopia handles, double lion feet, the surface later engraved with an earl's coat-of-arms
marked underneath and on rim, also stamped B. SMITH DUKE ST LINN FIELDS
218 oz
6780 g
length over handles 30 in.
76 cm
Van Cliburn Collection
Christie's, New York, March 4-5, 2014, lot 445
The later arms are those of Lowther as borne by the Earls of Lonsdale.