A pair of George III silver verrieres, Augustin le Sage, London, 1776
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
plain oval form with swirling wave-like rims, the scrolling handles with leaf junctions, each engraved with the Royal/Ambassadorial badge of George III, later clear glass liners, fully marked,
34cm, 13⅜ in. length
2590gr., 83¼oz
With S.J. Phillips, London, 2016
Verrières were used to chill wine glasses by inverting into icy water, their feet resting in the dips of the wavy rims. English verrières in silver are rare: a set of at least four was made for John Fitzgibbon, Earl of Clare, with marks for Smith & Sharp, London, 1786; a pair was made for George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley, marked for James King, London, 1776.
