Details

A PAIR OF GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SAUCEBOATS MARK OF JOHN CRAIG, DUBLIN, 1771 Each helmet-shaped on stepped oval foot with chased floral band, the fluted bodies chased with birds, scrolls and foliage, each lip engraved with a crest, with leaf-capped scroll handles, each marked on rim 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) long 37 oz. 10 dwt. (1,165 gr.) (2)

Provenance

Bertram Ashburnham, 5th Earl of Ashburnham; Christie's, London, 24 March 1914, lot 20.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 24 May 1977, lot 251.