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A Set of Four George III Silver Salts, Benjamin & James Smith, London, 1810

No reserve

Auction Closed

October 16, 06:35 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

three lion mask feet suspending shields, on attached crested bases, marked on bowls and bases


74 oz

2301 g

Diameter 4 ¾ in.

12 cm

Christie's, London, 23 October 1991, lot 47

The crest of a Talbot passant below earl's cornet is probably for Charles, 15th Earl of Shrewsbury (succ. 1787, d. 1827). A wine cooler by Benjamin Smith, engraved "Shrewsbury 1813" inside, was deaccessioned by Yale University Art Gallery and sold Nadeau's, Windsor, CT, 1 January 2019, lot 503.