A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SOUP TUREEN
Lot 88 Property from the Estate of Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans

A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SOUP TUREEN

MAKER'S MARK JN PROBABLY FOR JOSEPH NIXON, DUBLIN, 1770

Closed23 October 2013

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A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER SOUP TUREEN
MAKER'S MARK JN PROBABLY FOR JOSEPH NIXON, DUBLIN, 1770
Oval, on four scroll feet, with gadrooned borders and two leaf-clad handles, the domed cover with pomegranate finial, each side applied with a coat-of-arms, the cover engraved with a crest beneath a Baron's coronet, marked under base and cover, the base engraved with scratch weight 101
16¼ in. (40.6 cm.) long; 98 oz. (3,061 gr.)

Acquired by Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle Semans for Les Terrasses, Durham, North Carolina

Specialist note

The arms are those of Plunkett, as borne by the Barons of Louth and the Barons of Dunsany