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MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH, LONDON, 1808
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A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TAZZA
MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH, LONDON, 1808
Circular, with openwork grapevine border, chased with scrolling foliage and flower baskets, engraved with a coat-of-arms, on circular foot with stiff-leaf border, marked on border and foot
12 in. (30.5 cm.) diam.
58 oz. 14 dwt. (1,826 gr.)
The arms are those of Montagu and Monthermer quartering Churchill, for a descendant of John Montagu, 2nd and last Duke of Montagu (1690-1749) and Lady Mary Churchill (1689-1751), daughter of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.
MARK OF BENJAMIN SMITH, LONDON, 1808
Circular, with openwork grapevine border, chased with scrolling foliage and flower baskets, engraved with a coat-of-arms, on circular foot with stiff-leaf border, marked on border and foot
12 in. (30.5 cm.) diam.
58 oz. 14 dwt. (1,826 gr.)
The arms are those of Montagu and Monthermer quartering Churchill, for a descendant of John Montagu, 2nd and last Duke of Montagu (1690-1749) and Lady Mary Churchill (1689-1751), daughter of the 1st Duke of Marlborough.
Provenance
with Alastair Dickenson, London.
The Collection of Benjamin F. Edwards; Christie's, New York, 26 January 2010, lot 86.
The Collection of Benjamin F. Edwards; Christie's, New York, 26 January 2010, lot 86.
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