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Lot 188

A GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE-TUREEN WITH AN ASSOCIATED COVER

THE SAUCE TUREEN WITH MARK OF WILLIAM BURWASH AND RICHARD SIBLEY, LONDON, 1811 THE COVER WITH MARK OF RICHARD SIBLEY, LONDON, 1815

Fermé20 November 2009

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A GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE-TUREEN WITH AN ASSOCIATED COVER
THE SAUCE TUREEN WITH MARK OF WILLIAM BURWASH AND RICHARD SIBLEY, LONDON, 1811 THE COVER WITH MARK OF RICHARD SIBLEY, LONDON, 1815
Oblong and on four leaf-capped scroll feet, with scroll handles and gadrooned rim, the associated detachable cover with reed and foliage handle, engraved with an inscription, marked underneath and on cover bezel
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) wide
26 oz. (821 gr.)
The inscription reads 'PRESENTED TO PRINCESS MAY ON HER MARRIAGE, BY SIR JOHN EVERETT & LADY MILLAIS, 1893.'

A gift to Princess May of Teck, later Queen Mary (1867-1953) by Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896) and his wife Effie Gray, first wife of John Ruskin, on the occasion of her marriage, on 6 July 1893, to Prince George, Duke of York, later King George V.