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MARK OF JOSEPH ANGELL, LONDON, 1818
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE-TUREENS AND COVERS
MARK OF JOSEPH ANGELL, LONDON, 1818
Oval and on four scroll feet capped with foliage scrolls and eagles, the handles cast as acanthus and scrolls, applied on either side with a cartouche, one later engraved with two crests, the other with a baron's coronet, the conforming covers with flower finials, marked underneath, inside cover and on finial
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide
87 oz. (2,714 gr.)
The crests are those of Cunliffe and Lister, for the Barons Masham of Swinton. The title was created for Samuel Cunliffe-Lister (1815-1906) in 1891. He acquired the Swinton estate in 1882. On his death he was succeeded by his son also called Samuel (1857-1917). His son never married and he was succeeded by the third and last Baron Swinton, his younger brother John (1867-1924). (2)
MARK OF JOSEPH ANGELL, LONDON, 1818
Oval and on four scroll feet capped with foliage scrolls and eagles, the handles cast as acanthus and scrolls, applied on either side with a cartouche, one later engraved with two crests, the other with a baron's coronet, the conforming covers with flower finials, marked underneath, inside cover and on finial
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide
87 oz. (2,714 gr.)
The crests are those of Cunliffe and Lister, for the Barons Masham of Swinton. The title was created for Samuel Cunliffe-Lister (1815-1906) in 1891. He acquired the Swinton estate in 1882. On his death he was succeeded by his son also called Samuel (1857-1917). His son never married and he was succeeded by the third and last Baron Swinton, his younger brother John (1867-1924). (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 21 October 1993, lot 438.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
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