Lot Essay
The crests are those of Pawson and Hargrave of Yorkshire.
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER SAUCEBOAT
LONDON, 1760, MAKER'S MARK OF ALEXANDER JOHNSTON
Of oval form, raised on three fluted scroll feet, the sides chased with panels of lobed swirling flutes, below a gadrooned rim, with folaite scroll handle, one side engraved with two crests and a motto, marked under base, engraved EH-41.2, and with Dallas Museum of Art accession number 1987.94.2--8 1/4in. (21cm.) long
(14 oz. 10 dwt.)
LONDON, 1760, MAKER'S MARK OF ALEXANDER JOHNSTON
Of oval form, raised on three fluted scroll feet, the sides chased with panels of lobed swirling flutes, below a gadrooned rim, with folaite scroll handle, one side engraved with two crests and a motto, marked under base, engraved EH-41.2, and with Dallas Museum of Art accession number 1987.94.2--8 1/4in. (21cm.) long
(14 oz. 10 dwt.)
Literature
Kennedy, p. 52, illustrated plate 58
Exhibited
Atlanta, 1975, no. 106