Speaker Smith, Political Interest: A Set George III Silver Sauce Tureens, Le Sage, London 1774 Silversmith_Eley Fern & Chawner

Speaker Smith, Political Interest: A Set George III Silver Sauce Tureens, Le Sage, London 1774 Silversmith_Eley Fern & Chawnerenquire A exquisite set of four George III silver oval two handled oval sauce tureens and covers. Of Oval bombe form on four rocaille capped scroll feet, with ovolo cast borders and handles. These wonderful tureens are appropriately matched with 2 very fine pairs of Onslow pattern sauce ladles, one pair with plain circular bowls and the other pair with shell bowls. These beautiful tureens come from the Speaker Smith service, and are engraved to one

A few very minor bruises to the  bulbous part of the body

The capitals with two raised bands above a central plain band

pierced cover engraved with scrolls and flowers with bayonet fixing mounts

Augustin Courtauld was a very fine Huguenot silversmith who served as an apprentice under Simon Pantin

Exceptionally good weight of and very robust gauge silver

He produced silver of excellent design and proportion

London 1741

beating William Bromley by forty-three votes

Height: 20cm or 8”

A superb addition to any collection

Each of the eight pierced sections are framed by cascading harvest bounty

museum quality condition