A PAIR OF GEORGE IV SILVER FLASKS
MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM ELLIOTT, LONDON, 1823
Each baluster, on molded oval bases, the two applied satyr masks hung with chains, the spool-form threaded cap with trefoil finial and linked chain, engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and helm within foliate scroll mantling, marked under bases, on necks, finials and chains
17in. (43.2cm.) high; 258oz. (8028gr.) (2)
Lot Essay
The arms are those of Peel of Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. Sir Robert Peel, 1st Bt. (1750-1830) had six sons of which the eldest, Robert, served as Prime Minister in 1834 and again in 1841.