A pair of George II silver sauceboats, Paul de Lamerie, London, 1742

the otherwise plain oval bodies each engraved with a coat-of-arms within a rococo cartouche above four supports, applied gadroon and shell lips, scroll handles

Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 26 April 1978, lot 801
Donald S. Morrison, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 6 June 1980, lot 25
The Jamie Ortiz-Patiño Collection of silver by Paul de Lamerie, Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 1998, lot 24

Good clear marks to underside of each. Both of very good gauge and size. Both sit very slightly unevenly on a flat surface. Both exteriors with various levels of pitting. No obvious dents or bruises. All feet junctions with discolouration through firing. Generally condition.
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The arms are those of Bright of Claybroke, co. Northumberland.