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The Silver Collection of Dr Andrew J Rainey
LOT 665 - 751
Lot 714

A George III silver tureen and cover
Thomas Robins, London 1807

18 – 19 April 2023, 10:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A George III silver tureen and cover

Thomas Robins, London 1807
Circular form with tapering sides, overlapping tongue and dart rim, either side with upswept handles with ribbed embellishments and leaf junctions, issuing from below an applied moulded girdle, below this an engraved armorial either side with motto FIDE ET AMORE, the cover also engraved with twin crests, the dome shape surmounted with a leafy scroll embellished ribbed detachable handle, the knopped stem on a spreading circular foot with gadroon band, length handle to handle 36cm, diameter 29cm, weight 128.4oz.

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From The Silver Collection of Dr Andrew J Rainey

The two crests are identified as:
Crest 1: a griffin's head erased argent surmounted by two branches of laurel in saltire proper (family of Gardner)
Crest 2: two swords in saltire, the points upwards proper pommels and hilts or tied with a riband vert pendent therefrom a key sable (family of Dunn)

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