Strauss & co - 10 - 11 May 2020, Cape Town

223 A George III silver assembled coffee set, Peter & Ann Bateman, London, 1794-1799 the urn-shaped coffee pot with bands of bright-cut decoration interspersed with rondels of flowerheads and sprays of flowers, engraved with initials below, the hinged cover surmounted by a ball finial, the side applied with a later wooden handle terminating in an acanthus leaf, on a spreading stepped circular foot, reeded bands throughout, 32,5cm high ; the stand similarly engraved, raised on three fluted outswept paw feet, 15cm diameter ; the sugar basket navette-shaped, similarly engraved, the sides applied with a reeded swing-handle, on a conforming spreading oval foot, 16,5cmwide ; a George III silver milk jug, maker’s mark rubbed, London, 1799, the oval body similarly engraved, the side applied with a reeded handle, 11,4cm high, 165g ; and two pairs of George III silver sugar tongs, Peter, Ann & William Bateman, London, 1803, 14,5cm long, scratch weights 4-23-18 and appears to be 59 4, marks worn, minor dents and restorations, 1335g all in (6) R35 000 - 40 000 PROVENANCE Purchased from Templar’s (Pty) Ltd, Benmore Gardens, Sandton, 28 June 1978. 224 A George III silver coffee pot, Robert Hennell I & David Hennell II, London, 1800 urn-shaped, raised on a spreading circular reeded footrim, the body engraved with a crest, with later harp-shaped wooden handle, the detachable cover with turned wooden finial, 23,5cm high, 815g R10 000 - 12 000 225 Four George III silver tureens and covers, Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard I, London, 1809 each rectangular with rounded corners and gadrooned border, engraved with an armorial, the sides applied with scroll handles, raised on a conforming spreading foot, the cover engraved with a crest and surmounted by a stylised branch handle, engraved 1-4, 14,8cm high, 2580g all in (4) R25 000 - 30 000 226 A George III silver tureen and cover, Benjamin Smith II & James Smith III, London, 1810 rectangular, with moulded lobed rim, the body engraved with an armorial, the sides applied with handles, the domed cover with foliate and c-scroll handle, raised on four leaf-headed paw feet, 41cmwide over handles, 4360g all in R20 000 - 25 000 223 225 226 224 47