27: A PAIR GEORGE III STERLING SILVER SAUCE TUREENS

A matching pair of sauce tureens, the covers with urn form finial having a beaded edge, the navette form of the cover with radiating palmettes, conforming navette form tureens with high handles, beaded rim, sloping shoulder, pronounced beading, upward rising palmettes, raised on a pedestal with beaded rim on oval foot. engraved family arms and crest, London hallmarks for 1778, the maker's mark of John Wakelin & William Taylor.
Measure 6 x 9 x 4.75 inches each. Total weight 49.9 ozt.
Very good to fine, no damage, repair or significant wear, no monograms or later engravings, nice definition free from significant wear.
$2,000 - $2,500