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MAKER'S MARKS OF BENJAMIN SMITH II AND III (THE HANDLE BENJAMIN SMITH II), LONDON 1817
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A GEORGE III STERLING SILVER OVAL SOUP TUREEN AND COVER
Maker's marks of Benjamin Smith II and III (the handle Benjamin Smith II), London 1817
The body raised on four bold lion paw feet with rosette, leaf and broad scroll supports, two leaf capped loop handles and egg and dart border, the domed cover with band of gadrooning, an applied calyx of acanthus leaves and a scroll, foliate and leaf loop handle, the body engraved with two floral cartouches and lightly erased armorials, fully marked
42 cm. (16 1/2 in.) across the handles
See illustration
Maker's marks of Benjamin Smith II and III (the handle Benjamin Smith II), London 1817
The body raised on four bold lion paw feet with rosette, leaf and broad scroll supports, two leaf capped loop handles and egg and dart border, the domed cover with band of gadrooning, an applied calyx of acanthus leaves and a scroll, foliate and leaf loop handle, the body engraved with two floral cartouches and lightly erased armorials, fully marked
42 cm. (16 1/2 in.) across the handles
See illustration
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