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Edouard Gavey important George…
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Melbourne
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24-Mar-2024
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Edouard Gavey important George III Channel Islands silver coffee pot, made for Mary Mauger, circa 1775, with Edouard Gavey's mark to base, plus engraved monogram and inscribed on the base 'Mary Mauger', with later 19th century crest added to reverse. Coffee pots of this period from the Channel Islands are extremely scarce with fewer than 12 examples recorded, this being the only example that we could find by this maker. 24 cm high, 1052 grams including handle.. Provenance: The James Walker collection of silver and Vertu, Christie's, south Kensington, 13th July 2006, lot 1. Illustrated at p.48 of 'Channel Islands Silver' by Richard Mayne [Phillimore & Co., Chichester, 1985].
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Silver: Tea & Coffee Pots