Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Jewellery, Silver and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 35 000 - 40 000
About this Item
London, England
A George III assembled silver coffee set, Peter & Ann Bateman, London, 1794-1799
the urn-shaped coffee pot with bands of bright-cut decoration interspersed with rondels of flowerheads and sprays of flowers, engraved with initials below, the hinged cover surmounted by a ball finial, the side applied with a later wooden handle terminating in an acanthus leaf, on a spreading stepped circular foot, reeded bands throughout, 32,5cm high; the stand similarly engraved, raised on three fluted outswept paw feet, 15cm diameter; the sugar basket navette-shaped, similaraly engraved, the sides applied with a reeded swing-handle, on a conforming spreading oval foot, 16,5cm wide; a George III silver milk jug, maker's mark rubbed, London, 1799, the oval body similarly engraved, the side applied with a reeded handle, 11,4cm high, 165g; and two pairs of George III silver sugar tongs, Peter, Ann & William Bateman, London, 1803, 14,5cm long, scratch weights 4-23-18 and appears to be 59 4, marks worn, minor dents and restorations, 1335g all in
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Provenance
Purchased from Templar's (Pty) Ltd, Benmore Gardens, Sandton, 28 June 1978.
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