Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2498Location: BostonDate / Time: April 10, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
George III Silver Sauce Tureen, London, 1808, Paul Storr, maker, oval, the lid with reeded bands and flat leaf and gadroon handle, body with gadrooned rim, reeded handles with lion mask terminals, with fluted band at rim, and reeding to base, on oval reeded foot, engraved with coat of arms and mottoed crests, ht. 7 1/2, lg. to handles 9 1/2 in., approx. 40 troy oz.
Estimate $2,500-3,500
maker's mark partially rubbed at footrim, less so to lid rim. minor wear to engraving. minor overall age wear.