THE PEEL SERVICE: A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE TUREENS, COVERS AND LINERS, BENJAMIN SMITH II & BENJAMIN SMITH III, LONDON, 1817
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October 21, 03:53 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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THE PEEL SERVICE: A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE TUREENS, COVERS AND LINERS, BENJAMIN SMITH II & BENJAMIN SMITH III, LONDON, 1817
modelled after the Warwick Vase, the covers chased with a band of acanthus and palm and with heraldic demi-lion finials, engraved with contemporary arms twice on the feet and covers
fully marked, the finials with maker's mark of Benjamin Smith II, one numbered 4 and the other with body #3 and cover #2
155 oz 5 dwt
4833 g
length over handles 8¾in.
22.2 cm
(Probably) Robinson, Fisher & Harding, Peel Heirlooms sale from Drayton Manor, Tamworth, August 8, 1918
Sotheby's New York, October 23, 2014, lot 459
The arms are those of Peel. The family were baronets and textile manufacturing pioneers. The finial is the family crest of a demi-lion holding a shuttle.
A soup tureen from this service was sold by Replica Shoes 's, New York, October, 21, 1997, lot 180 for $62,500. Its pair was sold by Lyon & Turner, London, November 23, 2008, lot 148 for £25,000.
Please note that two matching sauce tureens from the Peel service are being offered in the Star sale, Replica Shoes 's New York, closing October 20, 2020, lot 26.