Lot Essay
The inscription reads, 'From Robert Corbett to his friend Major William Stewart as a small token of sincere regard Decr 1835'
LONDON, 1802, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT
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A pair of George III silver sauce tureens and covers
London, 1802, maker's mark indistinct
Oval and on oblong base with spreading oval foot, each with two reeded leaf-capped loop handles, gadrooned borders and domed covers with detachable leaf-capped ring handles, each later engraved twice with a coat-of-arms and with a presentation insciption on the interiors of the covers, marked on bases and covers, the finials unmarked
9¾in. (23.8cm. ) long
54ozs. (1,698grs.)
The arms are those of Stewart for Major William Stewart of Co. Donegal (2)
London, 1802, maker's mark indistinct
Oval and on oblong base with spreading oval foot, each with two reeded leaf-capped loop handles, gadrooned borders and domed covers with detachable leaf-capped ring handles, each later engraved twice with a coat-of-arms and with a presentation insciption on the interiors of the covers, marked on bases and covers, the finials unmarked
9¾in. (23.8cm. ) long
54ozs. (1,698grs.)
The arms are those of Stewart for Major William Stewart of Co. Donegal (2)