Gold Boxes, Silver and Ceramics
Gold Boxes, Silver and Ceramics
A George III silver soup tureen, William Pitts, London, 1801
Auction Closed
November 10, 04:38 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A George III silver soup tureen
William Pitts, London
1801
oval form, the cover with a band of lotus and palmette decoration, the two handles with two twist handles, the body with a complex band of foliate ornament surrounding cartouches of motifs from the Classical world, including a fasces and caduceus, engraved with arms and crest of Ferguson
40.5cm., 16in.
4836gr., 155.5oz
The arms and crest are those of Ferguson.
This design is a copy of a tureen by Henry Auguste, Paris, 1789, in the Royal Collection in Windsor Castle, see E. Alfred Jones, The Gold and Silver of Windsor Castle, p.94, pl. XLVIII. A matching oval tureen with cover and stand, also by Henry Auguste, 1787, was sold Parke Bernet, 18 June 1974.