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MARK OF AUGUSTINE LE SAGE, LONDON, 1774
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A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE-TUREENS AND COVERS FROM THE SPEAKER SMITH SERVICE
MARK OF AUGUSTINE LE SAGE, LONDON, 1774
Each oval bombé and on four rocaille capped scroll feet, with ovolo cast borders and handles, the detachable cover with similar handle, engraved on one side with the Royal arms and initials 'AR' and on the other with a crest, marked underneath and inside cover
8 3/8 in. (21.5 cm.) wide over handles
84 oz. 10 dwt. (2,628 gr.)
The arms are those of Queen Anne (r. 1702-1714).
The crest is that of Smith as borne by John Smith (1655-1723).
MARK OF AUGUSTINE LE SAGE, LONDON, 1774
Each oval bombé and on four rocaille capped scroll feet, with ovolo cast borders and handles, the detachable cover with similar handle, engraved on one side with the Royal arms and initials 'AR' and on the other with a crest, marked underneath and inside cover
8 3/8 in. (21.5 cm.) wide over handles
84 oz. 10 dwt. (2,628 gr.)
The arms are those of Queen Anne (r. 1702-1714).
The crest is that of Smith as borne by John Smith (1655-1723).
Provenance
Thomas Assheton Smith (1725-1774), grandson of John Smith (1655-1723), Speaker of the House of Commons, who assumed the additional name of Smith in 1774 following the death of his maternal uncle, William Smith in 1773 and then by descent, father to son, until his grandson's widow, who left the Welsh estates to her husband's great-nephew on her death in 1858
George William Duff-Assheton-Smith (1848-1904) by descent to his great nephew
Sir Michael Duff, 3rd Bt. (1907-1980).
Sir Michael Duff, Bt.; Christie's London, 10 December 1958, lot 104.
George William Duff-Assheton-Smith (1848-1904) by descent to his great nephew
Sir Michael Duff, 3rd Bt. (1907-1980).
Sir Michael Duff, Bt.; Christie's London, 10 December 1958, lot 104.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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Harriet Bingham