Of oval double-lipped form on spreading oval bases, with scalloped molded rims, each long side with two waisted multi-scroll handles. Engraved on the side between a spout and handle with a coat of arms within foliate scroll and fish-scale mantling suromounted by a stylized shell.
Inscription
Engraved on side: arms of Mills those impaling those of another.
Marks
Struck under base with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1725-6) and with maker's mark of Augustine Courtauld.
Provenance
By 1933, Lord Hillingdon; June 21, 1933, sold by Lord Hilingdon, at Christie's, London, lot 62. William Comyns & Son Ltd, London. November 17, 1988, sold by anonymous owner at Sotheby's, London, lot 96. S. J. Shrubsole Corp., New York; By 1996, most probably sold by S. J. Shrubsole to Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
English (London), 1725–26
- Marked by Augustine Courtauld, 1686–1751