Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 16 October 2017
Silver, Furniture, Ceramics & Glass
Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 052
About this Item
London, England
A George III silver coffee pot, William Turton, London, 1785
the elongated baluster body with beaded borders, raised on a spreading domed stepped footrim, the side applied with later leaf-capped c-scroll wooden handle, with leaf-capped and stylised foliate spout, the hinged domed cover with urn-shaped finial, the front with a cartouche engraved ‘From the Owner’s of the SINCERITY to Captan Edw. Griffin, 1789’ surmounted by a winged griffon, 33,5cm high, 835g