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The arms are thos of Taylor of Hollycombe, Sussex, baronets
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A GEORGE IV SILVER SOUP-TUREEN AND COVER
LONDON, 1830, MAKER'S MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH III
The circular vase-shaped body on spreading foot chased with a band of dentilation, with two foliate clad loop handles and an everted egg-and-dart rim, the domed cover chased with a similar band and with acanthus bud finial issuing from a calyx of waterleaves, engraved with a coat-of-arms, helm, motto and crest, marked on body, cover, calyx and finial -- 14 in. (35.6 cm.)
(104 oz.)
LONDON, 1830, MAKER'S MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH III
The circular vase-shaped body on spreading foot chased with a band of dentilation, with two foliate clad loop handles and an everted egg-and-dart rim, the domed cover chased with a similar band and with acanthus bud finial issuing from a calyx of waterleaves, engraved with a coat-of-arms, helm, motto and crest, marked on body, cover, calyx and finial -- 14 in. (35.6 cm.)
(104 oz.)