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Lot 517 Dα

A pair of George III silver tureens

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 20.000 € - 24.000 €
Result: 25.000 € (incl. premium)

A pair of George III silver tureens

Oval bombé form vessel resting on four claw-and-ball feet. Decorated with scrolls and flowering sprigs, engraved on either side with the coat-of-arms of Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768 – 1854) alonside the motto "PER IL SUO CONTRARIO". The domed lid with scrollwork and a pomegranate finial, the inside with an old collection label of "COLLEZIONE FARAONE". H 22.5; W 40; D 19.5 cm, weight 2,071 and 2,073 g.
London, marks of Francis Butty and Nicolas Dumee, 1770.

Provenance

Private collection, Rome.