ADAM'S THE LIBRARY COLLECTION 29th April 2025

86 142 A PAIR OF SCOTTISH SILVER GEORGE III OVAL COMPORTS, Edinburgh 1802, mark of Francis Howden, the paterae fluted base with embossed foliate banding, with pierced ‘berainesque’ flanked handles and raised on conforming feet, (18 troy ozs all in). Each 26.5cm wide, 8cm high € 1,500 - 2,000 141 A PAIR OF GEORGE III IRISH SILVER WINE COASTERS, Dublin c.1760, each of circular with undulating gadrooned rims, the sides pierced with fruiting grapevines popu- lated by infant Bacchanals, with further Irish towers and windmills, the scroll cartouche engraved with a crest, each on turned wood base, marked near rim with maker’s mark only (13 cm.) diameter (2) Provenance: The Barratt Collection € 2,000 - 4,000 140 A LARGE GEORGE I SILVER TANKARD, London c.1718, maker’s mark of Thomas Mann, the domed lid with scrolled thumb-piece on plain tapering body with a ribbed banding, scroll handle, contemporary coat of arms, on skirt base, the undertier engraved H over I and with a rose, marked inside lid, body and handle, (31.5 troy ozs). 19cm high, the base 14cm diameter € 3,000 - 5,000