Lot 16
A George III silver cream jug, with reeded rim above lobed and fluted decoration and engraved...
Monday 17 March 2014 | 10:00 | Lots: 479
Lot 16
A George III silver cream jug, with reeded rim above lobed and fluted decoration and engraved...
Lot 16
Lot Description
A George III silver cream jug, with reeded rim above lobed and fluted decoration and engraved initial to one side, raised above four ball feet, hallmarked William Bennett, London 1807. Together with a similar George III sugar bowl with twin reeded handles and also with four ball feet, hallmarked London, probably 1811, date mark partly distorted. Height of cream jug including handles 4 1/4 inches (10.7 cm), length of sugar bowl 7 3/4 inches (19.7 cm), combined weight 13.37 ozt (416 grams). (2).
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Both pieces display general surface scratches, marks, wear and tarnishing commensurate with their age and use. Surface dints and bumps are visible to both, with some larger and more notable ones to the sugar bowl. On the sugar bowl, there are some areas of an almost pitted texture with dense scratches and nicks. Also some likely solder repairs along seam lines and joins. The engraved initial on cream jug is quite rubbed. Some rubbing to hallmarks but they are mainly legible, maker's mark on sugar bowl is distorted.
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