Lot Essay
A similar soup tureen by Charles Frederick Kandler of 1769 is in the collection of Colonial Williamsburg and is illustrated in English Silver at Williamsburg by John D. Davis, page 122.
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MARK OF RICHARD CARTER, DANIEL SMITH & ROBERT SHARP, 1784
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A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND COVER
MARK OF RICHARD CARTER, DANIEL SMITH & ROBERT SHARP, 1784
the oval bombé tureen with a gadroon motif rim, raised on four leaf and scroll capped feet, with two similar handles, engraved with a coat-of-arms, the conforming lid with a gadroon band and a loop handle, engraved with a crest - 41.7cm (16 3/8 in), 88oz.
See Illustration
MARK OF RICHARD CARTER, DANIEL SMITH & ROBERT SHARP, 1784
the oval bombé tureen with a gadroon motif rim, raised on four leaf and scroll capped feet, with two similar handles, engraved with a coat-of-arms, the conforming lid with a gadroon band and a loop handle, engraved with a crest - 41.7cm (16 3/8 in), 88oz.
See Illustration
Provenance
Purchased from Austin & Williams, Piccadilly, June 1947.
Special notice
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