Noble & Private Collections Including Property from Corby Castle, Cumbria, and Marco Voena’s London Pied-à-Terre

Noble & Private Collections Including Property from Corby Castle, Cumbria, and Marco Voena’s London Pied-à-Terre

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 148. A George III silver honey skep, Hobbs & Taylor, London, 1798.

A George III silver honey skep, Hobbs & Taylor, London, 1798

Live auction begins on:

November 19, 01:30 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Bid

6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Modelled as a skep, with gilded interior,


10cm, 4in. high

238gr., 7½oz

The little known partnership of Thomas Hobbs & James Taylor is known for three further honey skeps and a small number of salts and mustards, all hallmarked for 1798.

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