Strauss & co - 16 March 2015, Cape Town

65 A George III silver-gilt sugar basket, possibly John Lambe, London, 1773 urn-shaped, raised on a square base with ball feet, the pierced body with ovolo rim, acanthus-leaf band and a panel engraved with a crest, hinged guilloche handle, later blue glass liner, gilding worn, some restoration, 230g, 11,5cm diameter R5 000–7 000 66 A George III silver coffee pot, maker’s mark worn, London, 1780 the baluster body with beaded borders, the hinged cover with urn-shaped finial, wooden scroll handle, on a spreading circular foot, 865g all in, 29cm high R8 000–12 000 67 A George III silver dish cross, William Abdy, London, 1786 of plain x-form with lattice pierced sliders and beaded scroll supports, on conforming circular feet, the central burner and detachable cover engraved with a crest, 570g, 31,5cm long R18 000–24 000 68 A George III silver tankard, Hester Bateman, London, 1786 the baluster body engraved with an armorial, with leaf-capped scroll handle, on a moulded stepped circular foot, 705g, 16cm high R30 000–40 000 65 66 67 68 32