MAKER'S MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH II AND JAMES SMITH III, LONDON, 1812

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A REGENCY SILVER TEA URN**
Maker's mark of Benjamin Smith II and James Smith III, London, 1812
The hemispherical body supported on three paw on ball feet with acanthus leaf joins, above a circular platform resting on three leaf-capped animal-paw supports, the base with acanthus band and part-fluted central spirit burner, the urn with applied rosettes and palmettes below a frieze of alternating anthemion and shell, the leaf and berry clad spigot with ivory tap, with two upswept leaf-capped and rosette handles, with wavy gadrooned rim, the cover with a later Earl's coronet finial, the shoulder engraved with a coat-of-arms on one side and a crest within a garter motto beneath an Earl's coronet on the other, marked on cover of burner, underside of urn and cover, also with scratchweight 188=0 under base
14½in. (36.8cm.) high; gross weight 194oz. (6049gr.)

來源

William Richard, 3rd Earl Annesley (1772-1838)
The Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Christie's, New York, October 20, 1999, lot 196

注意事項

Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

拍品專文

The arms are those of William Richard, 3rd Earl Annesley (1772-1838).

The 3rd Earl served as M.P. for Downpatrick and Sheriff of co. Down. His 1803 marriage to Isabella, second daughter of William, 2nd Earl of Howth was later dissolved after she eloped with a sometime Lieutenant in the 10th Hussars. In 1828, he married Pricilla Cecilia, daughter of Hugh Moore, of Eglantine House.

The present tea urn shares characteristics with a number of design drawings for tea urns attributed to J. J. Boileau. A Paul Storr tea urn, 1814, illustrated in J. Bliss, The Jerome and Rita Gans Collection of English Silver, n.d., no. 39, pp. 118-21, shares a similar base, foot and spigot and general shape, but with differing winged monoped, key fret and leaf borders. A tea urn by Scott and Smith of 1806 is illustrated in J. B. Hawkins, The Al-Tajir Collection of Silver and Gold, Vol. 1, 1983, no. 28, pp. 100-01, shares a similar wavy gadrooned cover.

SUPP IMAGE TEXT:
Silhouette of William Richard, 3rd Earl Annesley (1772-1838) by Augustin Edouart

SUPP IMAGE TEXT
Detail of armorials, lot 192