£1,500
Irish Interest - a George III Neoclassical silver samovar, domed half-fluted cover with bud finial above a frieze of lotus, eagle tap, reeded scroll handles, lion paw feet, incurved canted square base, 25cm wide, Benjamin Smith II & James Smith III, London 1809, 66oz gross
Provenance: Presented to Thomas Harding, Esq., Chief Magistrate, by the Mayoralty, Sheriffs and Commanlity of the City of Cork, presentation inscription.
Generally good, a few slight dents to inner rim of cover, a few small dents to base of main body, lacking an underfinial from base, does not have interior heating elements, tap slightly bent, please see photographs
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