Lot Essay
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MARK OF ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, LONDON, 1763
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SAUCEBOATS
Mark of Alexander Johnston, London, 1763
Boat-shaped on spreading oval foot with gadroon borders, with leaf-capped scroll handles with shell joins, the bodies engraved with crests, marked underside of foot
8¼in. (21cm.) long; 29oz. (902gr.) (2)
Mark of Alexander Johnston, London, 1763
Boat-shaped on spreading oval foot with gadroon borders, with leaf-capped scroll handles with shell joins, the bodies engraved with crests, marked underside of foot
8¼in. (21cm.) long; 29oz. (902gr.) (2)
Provenance
Christie's, London, July 12, 1978, lot 144