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MAKER'S MARK OF THOMAS ROBINS, LONDON, 1810
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND COVER
Maker's mark of Thomas Robins, London, 1810
Circular, on a spreading circular base with gadrooned stem and rim, the two leaf-clad reeded handles issuing from lion's masks, the domed cover surmounted by a bud and leaf finial, the body engraved on one side with a coat-of-arms within garter of the Order of the Bath, with helm and motto, the cover engraved with a crest, marked on base, cover and finial
13in. (33.6cm.) high; 122oz. (3804gr.)
Robins, Thomas
Maker's mark of Thomas Robins, London, 1810
Circular, on a spreading circular base with gadrooned stem and rim, the two leaf-clad reeded handles issuing from lion's masks, the domed cover surmounted by a bud and leaf finial, the body engraved on one side with a coat-of-arms within garter of the Order of the Bath, with helm and motto, the cover engraved with a crest, marked on base, cover and finial
13in. (33.6cm.) high; 122oz. (3804gr.)
Robins, Thomas
Provenance
Christie's, New York, April 15, 1997, lot 274