MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH, LONDON, THREE 1807, ONE 1808

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A RARE SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER VERRIERES
MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH, LONDON, THREE 1807, ONE 1808
Each baluster-form on a circular foot, the lower body fluted, the stem-rests chased with anthemion on a matted ground, the rim with egg-and-dart decoration, engraved with a Baron's coat-of-arms, marked on base, also stamped RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCIPIS WALLIAE LONDINI FECERUNT
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high; 58 oz. (1,807 gr.) (4)

Provenance

John George, 4th Baron Monson (1785-1809), thence by descent to
The Rt. Hon. Lord Monson, sold Sotheby's, London, 19 April 1951, lot 115 (catalogued as a set of eight fern pots)
Spink & Son, 1986

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of Monson for John George, 4th Baron Monson (1785-1809) who married Sarah, eldest daughter of John, second Earl of Mexborough in 1807. It appears that considerable silver was ordered from Rundell's around the time of this marriage until the 4th Baron's untimely death in 1809. His son, John (1809-1841) succeeded as 5th Baron at eight months of age.

The Monson commissions included several pieces by Paul Storr: a pair of silver-gilt wine coolers, sold Christie's, New York, 19 October 2010, lot 123; a monumental centerpiece of two tiers supported by three female figures above a base of three seated musicians, a pair of tazzas with pierced acorn rim and a matching tea tray, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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