A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER DESSERT COMPOTES
Lot 128

A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER DESSERT COMPOTES

MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1809

Closed19 October 2012

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USD 32,500

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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER DESSERT COMPOTES
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1809
Of kylix form, each on square base with paw feet, the capstan base with tied laurel border and stiff leaves, and supporting a shallow bowl with gadroon, shell and palmette border, with two upswept handles, the base finely engraved with a baron's coat-of-arms and crest, each marked under base
9¼ in. (23.1 cm.) high; 113 oz. (3,516 gr.)

The Charsky Collection, sold
Christie's, New York, 4 February 2004, lot 192
Koopman Rare Art, London, 2004

Specialist note

The arms are those of Vernon for George Charles, 4th Baron Vernon (1779-1835).