A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND COVER
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A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND COVER
MARK OF LOUISA COURTAULD AND GEORGE COWLES, LONDON, 1772
Details
Oval, the fluted domed foot with beaded border, the body chased with ribbon-tied husk swags and lion's mask drop-ring handles, the fluted cover with acanthus foliage and bud finial, the body engraved a coat-of-arms and crest each beneath an earl's coronet, the cover with crest and earl's coronet, marked on body, cover and finial
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) long excluding handles
119 oz. 4 dwt. (3,708 gr.)
The arms are those of Alexander impaling Crawford, for James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon (1730-1802) of Caledon, co. Tyrone and his wife Anne Crawford (d.1777), daughter of James Crawford of Crawfordsburn, co. Down, whom he married in 1774.
Provenance
James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon (1730-1802) of Caledon, co. Tyrone.
Russell Barnett Aitkin (1910-2002) of New York, ceramic sculptor and enamelist, sportsman and philanthropist,
Champ Soleil: Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Russell B. Aitken Collections; Christie's, New York, 25 November 2003, lot 276.
Lot Essay
A pair of matching sauce tureens from the same service were sold at Christie's South Kensington 13 December 2011, lot 215.
MARK OF LOUISA COURTAULD AND GEORGE COWLES, LONDON, 1772
Details
Oval, the fluted domed foot with beaded border, the body chased with ribbon-tied husk swags and lion's mask drop-ring handles, the fluted cover with acanthus foliage and bud finial, the body engraved a coat-of-arms and crest each beneath an earl's coronet, the cover with crest and earl's coronet, marked on body, cover and finial
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) long excluding handles
119 oz. 4 dwt. (3,708 gr.)
The arms are those of Alexander impaling Crawford, for James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon (1730-1802) of Caledon, co. Tyrone and his wife Anne Crawford (d.1777), daughter of James Crawford of Crawfordsburn, co. Down, whom he married in 1774.
Provenance
James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon (1730-1802) of Caledon, co. Tyrone.
Russell Barnett Aitkin (1910-2002) of New York, ceramic sculptor and enamelist, sportsman and philanthropist,
Champ Soleil: Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Russell B. Aitken Collections; Christie's, New York, 25 November 2003, lot 276.
Lot Essay
A pair of matching sauce tureens from the same service were sold at Christie's South Kensington 13 December 2011, lot 215.
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A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND COVER
Estimate £8,000 - £12,000
Starting Price £4,000
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