A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER OIL AND VINEGAR CRUETS AND A PAIR OF SAUCEBOATS

MARK OF ROBERT GARRARD, LONDON, 1867

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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER OIL AND VINEGAR CRUETS AND A PAIR OF SAUCEBOATS
MARK OF ROBERT GARRARD, LONDON, 1867
The cruets each with ovolo border and foliage-capped legs and two cut-glass bottles, the sauceboats oval with similar borders and conforming liners, each engraved with the Russian Imperial arms and initials 'OK' below the Russian Imperial crown, the cruets marked underneath, the sauceboats marked near handle and on liner, the cruets further stamped 'GARRARDS Panton Street London'
the cruets 9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
the sauceboats 9½ in. (24 cm.) long
101 oz. (3,144 gr.)
The initials and arms are those of Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Queen of the Hellenes (1851-1926), wife of King George I of the Hellenes, Prince of Denmark (1845-1913) and daughter of Grand Duke Constantine Nicolayevich of Russia (1827-1892). (4)

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Lot Essay

These sauceboats match the banqueting service of King George I of the Hellenes (1845-1913) commissioned from the Royal British goldsmith Garrards in 1863. Similar sauceboats were sold from the Collection of King George I of the Hellenes; Christie's, London, 24 and 25 January 2007, lot 8.

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