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THE PAIR OF SOUP LADLES WITH MARK OF PHILIPPE ROUSSEAU, PARIS, 1781; ONE SALT SHOVEL WITH MARK OF JEAN-FRANCOIS-NICOLAS ROUSSEAU, THREE WITH MAKER'S PARTLY LEGIBLE, PARIS 1780 AND 1781, TWO WITH LATER FRENCH CONTROL MARK; A PAIR OF SERVING SPOONS WITH MARK OF JOHANN CHRISTIAN PETER NEUTHARD, HANOVER, CIRCA 1815
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A GROUP OF FRENCH AND GERMAN SILVER AND SILVER-GILT SERVING PIECES
THE PAIR OF SOUP LADLES WITH MARK OF PHILIPPE ROUSSEAU, PARIS, 1781; ONE SALT SHOVEL WITH MARK OF JEAN-FRANCOIS-NICOLAS ROUSSEAU, THREE WITH MAKER'S PARTLY LEGIBLE, PARIS 1780 AND 1781, TWO WITH LATER FRENCH CONTROL MARK; A PAIR OF SERVING SPOONS WITH MARK OF JOHANN CHRISTIAN PETER NEUTHARD, HANOVER, CIRCA 1815
All thread-and-leaf pattern and comprising seven silver-gilt salt shovels, two silver soup ladles and two silver serving spoons, each engraved with Royal cypher 'GRIII' beneath Royal a crown, marked on stems
44 oz. 19 dwt. (1,399 gr.)
The cypher is that of King George III (1760-1820) of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector and later King of Hanover (1738-1820).
THE PAIR OF SOUP LADLES WITH MARK OF PHILIPPE ROUSSEAU, PARIS, 1781; ONE SALT SHOVEL WITH MARK OF JEAN-FRANCOIS-NICOLAS ROUSSEAU, THREE WITH MAKER'S PARTLY LEGIBLE, PARIS 1780 AND 1781, TWO WITH LATER FRENCH CONTROL MARK; A PAIR OF SERVING SPOONS WITH MARK OF JOHANN CHRISTIAN PETER NEUTHARD, HANOVER, CIRCA 1815
All thread-and-leaf pattern and comprising seven silver-gilt salt shovels, two silver soup ladles and two silver serving spoons, each engraved with Royal cypher 'GRIII' beneath Royal a crown, marked on stems
44 oz. 19 dwt. (1,399 gr.)
The cypher is that of King George III (1760-1820) of Great Britain and Ireland, Elector and later King of Hanover (1738-1820).
Provenance
King George III (1760-1820) of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover, by descent in the Royal family of Great Britain and Hanover until the death of King William IV in 1837, when the two kingdoms separated under two monarchs.
Ernest Augustus, 1st Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (r. 1837-1851), fifth son of King George III of Great Britain and brother of King William IV, by descent to his son
George V of Hanover, 2nd Duke of Cumberland (1819–1878) and King of Hanover until 1866, by descent to his son
Ernest Augustus II, Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland (1845–1923),
Glückselig und Sohn in 1924,
Crichton Brothers of London,
Rothschild collection.
Ernest Augustus, 1st Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (r. 1837-1851), fifth son of King George III of Great Britain and brother of King William IV, by descent to his son
George V of Hanover, 2nd Duke of Cumberland (1819–1878) and King of Hanover until 1866, by descent to his son
Ernest Augustus II, Crown Prince of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland (1845–1923),
Glückselig und Sohn in 1924,
Crichton Brothers of London,
Rothschild collection.
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