A pair of George III silver wine coolers and stands, Benjamin Smith, London, 1807
Auction Closed
December 4, 03:22 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the stands on four lion paw feet, chased with palm leaves on a matted ground with beaded borders, the coolers of campana form with egg-and-dart borders, partly-fluted loop handles with lion mask brackets, applied on both sides with a coat-of-arms below a band of fruiting vines, the detachable rims also with grapevine bands, plain silver liners.
29.5cm, 11¼in. high
10860gr., 349oz
Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox, 4th Duke of Aubigny (1764 – 1819), and by descent to
Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond (1904 – 1989), sold
Sotheby's, London, 4 July 1946, lot 163 (from a set of eight)
with H. Bucknell
Sotheby's, New York, 18 November 2011, lot 300
