MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1794

Details

A PAIR OF GEORGE III SAUCE-TUREENS AND COVERS WITH HOT-WATER COMPARTMENTS
MARK OF PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1794
Each oval and on oblong foot with ribbon-tied borders and loop handles, each with hot-water compartment, the covers engraved with a crest, the bodies engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on cover and base
10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide
65 oz. 12 dwt. (2,040 gr.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 12 April 1988, lot 168.

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Lot Essay

The arms are those of Douglas quartering others impaling Montagu Douglas Scott, for 1st Baron Douglas of Douglas (1748-1827) and his second wife Frances (1750-1817), daughter of Francis, Earl of Dalkeith (1720/1-1750) and sister of Henry, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch (1746-1812), whom he married in 1783.

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