George III Silver Armorial Wine Cooler, Collar & Liner

Lot description

English George III sterling silver wine cooler, collar and liner, body and collar marked for Benjamin Smith II (fl.1790-1830), London, c.1813, collar with a beaded interior rim, campana-form body with gadrooned everted rim, fruiting vine banding below, engraved on both sides with a coat-of-arms under a foliate mantle, two charges of an eagle holding in the dexter claw an arrow and a collared hind's head, above the Latin motto "debentur coelo" (they owe to heaven), pair of leaf-capped bracket handles, on a circular foot, detachable collar and cylindrical liner engraved with matching crests, liner not hallmarked, all pieces numbered 2, possibly lacking cover, approx 10.5"h, 9"diam,  hallmarked rim and body only: 89.37ozt total (excluding liner)    Note: The detachable liner is not hallmarked. A local assayer reported that it tested positive for silver content; however, due to its size, it could not be XRF tested to confirm. Accordingly, this lot is sold strictly as is with no guarantee as to whether the liner is silver or of what content *