A PAIR OF GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SAUCEBOATS
Lot 256

A PAIR OF GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SAUCEBOATS

MARK OF JOHN CRAIG, DUBLIN, 1771

Closed16 March 2012

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GBP 2,750

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SAUCEBOATS
MARK OF JOHN CRAIG, DUBLIN, 1771
Each helmet-shaped on stepped oval foot with chased floral band, the fluted bodies chased with birds, scrolls and foliage, each lip engraved with a crest, with leaf-capped scroll handles, each marked on rim
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) long
37 oz. 10 dwt. (1,165 gr.) (2)

Bertram Ashburnham, 5th Earl of Ashburnham; Christie's, London, 24 March 1914, lot 20.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 24 May 1977, lot 251.