Lot Essay
The arms are those of Cuthbert.
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE TUREENS, COVERS AND STANDS
MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM HOLMES, LONDON, 1781/5
Oval vase shaped with applied beaded borders and reeded swept handles, surmounted by acanthus bud finials, the tureens and stands engraved with a coat-of-arms and motto, the covers with a crest, fully marked, also with scratch weights--length over handles 9¼in.(23.5cm.)
(55oz., 1711gr.) (2)
MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM HOLMES, LONDON, 1781/5
Oval vase shaped with applied beaded borders and reeded swept handles, surmounted by acanthus bud finials, the tureens and stands engraved with a coat-of-arms and motto, the covers with a crest, fully marked, also with scratch weights--length over handles 9¼in.(23.5cm.)
(55oz., 1711gr.) (2)