Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

316 317 part lot 316 Three William IV silver dishes, William Bateman, London, 1834- 1835, retailed by Rundell, Bridge & Rundell circular, the rim cast with a gadrooned, shell and foliate border, the reverse engraved with two monograms and cyphers, one within the Garter motto, the other within a ribbon-tied oak and laurel leaf cartouche, all below a crown, the base stamped with ‘RUNDELL BRIDGE ET CO AURIFICES REGIS LONDINI,’ 2505g all in, 31cmwide; and another example, Garrard’s, London, 1846, the reverse engraved with two monograms and cyphers, the base stamped ‘GARRARDS, Paton Street, LONDON,’ 1010g, 31cmwide (4) The monograms and cyphers on these dishes are those of KingWilliam IV (1765- 1837) and Queen Adelaide (1792-1849) R60 000 – 80 000 NOTES These dishes were originally part of an extensive service supplied by Rundells to the Royal family, circa 1835. A large portion of the service was sold at Christie’s by William, 1st Earl of Londesborough in 1898. Pieces from the service have since reappeared at Christie’s auctions in London and NewYork. 317 An assembled three-piece silver tea service, London, 1835 and 1886 comprising: a George IV helmet-shaped teapot, with gadrooned body and borders, the spout and handle chased with acanthus leaves, the handle engraved with ‘Rhodes’, on a circular foot, the cover with conforming finial, 845g, 12,5cmhigh; and a Victorian sugar bowl and creamer, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths, London, 1886, each with gadrooned borders, on a circular foot with harp-shaped handles, 365g all in, sugar bowl 7,5cmhigh (3) R6 000 – 8 000 123