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A REGENCY SILVER-GILT SUGAR VASE AND COVER
LONDON, 1813, MAKER'S MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH II
From a design by Piranesi, of vase form, on spreading circular foot with leaf moldings and a reeded narrow stem, the part-fluted body with a band of stylized foliate scrolls below a border of acanthus and bellflower, the circular domed cover with bands of reeding and grapevines and surmounted by a bud finial, the inner collar later engraved with an inscription, marked on base, cover and finial--6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm.) high
(23 oz. 10 dwt.)
LONDON, 1813, MAKER'S MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH II
From a design by Piranesi, of vase form, on spreading circular foot with leaf moldings and a reeded narrow stem, the part-fluted body with a band of stylized foliate scrolls below a border of acanthus and bellflower, the circular domed cover with bands of reeding and grapevines and surmounted by a bud finial, the inner collar later engraved with an inscription, marked on base, cover and finial--6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm.) high
(23 oz. 10 dwt.)