19th century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 18 March 2019
Jewellery, English and Foreign Silver
Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 8 208
About this Item
London, England
A George IV silver hot water jug, Benjamin Smith III, London, 1826
the compressed bulbous body moulded with a band of foliage and flowerheads, with a moulded floral lip, the hinged cover with bud-and-leaf finial, the side applied with an ebonised leaf-capped c-scroll handle with moulded leaf terminals, raised on a stepped circular footrim moulded with a further band of flowerheads and foliage to a hammered ground, 22,5cm high, 660g