Thomas Evans and Edmund Vincent
Each sauce tureen of oval form, raised on an oval pedestal foot, decorated with borders of diagonal gadrooning, the reeded handles following the curve of the body, the covers with a raise central section surmounted by artichoke-form finials atop a leaf, the body and cover both engraved with a crest, each measuring approximately 230 x 115 mm, maker's marks for Thomas Evans, accompanied by four oval presentation stands of matching design, measuring approximately 185 x 150 mm, two with maker's marks for Edmund Vincent, two with indistinct maker's marks, total gross weight approximately 3800 g.
Expertise provided by consultant, Edouard de Sevin, Expert CNES.
Condition Report:
Sauce tureens and lids with maker's marks for Thomas Evans, British hallmarks for sterling silver, London, 1775.
Sauce tureens and covers engraved with a matching mark I, II, III and IIII.
Two stands with maker's marks for Edmund Vincent, British hallmarks for sterling silver, London, 1767.
Two stands with indistinct maker's marks (possibly I*M), British hallmarks for sterling silver, London, 1767.
In overall very good condition, the metal with scratches, small pits, minor signs of tarnish. One with a small crack on the gadrooned border. The inside of one cover dented long the inner rim.
Total gross weight: approximately 3800 g. (Each sauce tureen and cover approximately 700 g; plates total approximately 1000 g.)
Each sauce tureen of oval form, raised on an oval pedestal foot, decorated with borders of diagonal gadrooning, the reeded handles following the curve of the body, the covers with a raise central section surmounted by artichoke-form finials atop a leaf, the body and cover both engraved with a crest, each measuring approximately 230 x 115 mm, maker's marks for Thomas Evans, accompanied by four oval presentation stands of matching design, measuring approximately 185 x 150 mm, two with maker's marks for Edmund Vincent, two with indistinct maker's marks, total gross weight approximately 3800 g.
Expertise provided by consultant, Edouard de Sevin, Expert CNES.
Condition Report:
Sauce tureens and lids with maker's marks for Thomas Evans, British hallmarks for sterling silver, London, 1775.
Sauce tureens and covers engraved with a matching mark I, II, III and IIII.
Two stands with maker's marks for Edmund Vincent, British hallmarks for sterling silver, London, 1767.
Two stands with indistinct maker's marks (possibly I*M), British hallmarks for sterling silver, London, 1767.
In overall very good condition, the metal with scratches, small pits, minor signs of tarnish. One with a small crack on the gadrooned border. The inside of one cover dented long the inner rim.
Total gross weight: approximately 3800 g. (Each sauce tureen and cover approximately 700 g; plates total approximately 1000 g.)
