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The arms are those of Grubb, Hartfordshire with those of another on an escutcheon of pretence.
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE TUREENS AND COVERS
MAKER'S MARK OF RICHARD CARTER, DANIEL SMITH & ROBERT SHARP, LONDON, 1779
Each of oval form on spreading oval base, with beaded borders and reeded leaf-clad upswept handles, the domed cover applied with beading and surmounted by a baluster beaded finial, engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest within an oval of tied husks, the cover engraved with a crest, marked on bases and covers, also with museum accession number 48.1.19 and 48.1.20a,b--length over handles 9in.(23cm.)
(39oz., 1210gr.) (2)
MAKER'S MARK OF RICHARD CARTER, DANIEL SMITH & ROBERT SHARP, LONDON, 1779
Each of oval form on spreading oval base, with beaded borders and reeded leaf-clad upswept handles, the domed cover applied with beading and surmounted by a baluster beaded finial, engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest within an oval of tied husks, the cover engraved with a crest, marked on bases and covers, also with museum accession number 48.1.19 and 48.1.20a,b--length over handles 9in.(23cm.)
(39oz., 1210gr.) (2)