Digby Scott & Benjamin Smith

Baron Feversham’s Wine Coolers

Digby Scott & Benjamin Smith

Baron Feversham’s Wine Coolers

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A Pair of George III Silver Wine Coolers
London, 1804
By Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith II

Height: 31.1 cm, 12.25 in
Weight: 6,702 g, 215 oz 10 dwts.

Retailer’s stamp of Rundell, Bridge & Rundell

Each of partly fluted vase form, applied on both sides with arms on ermine mantle, the rim cast with a band of scrolling grapevine linking masks of Ceres and Bacchus, hoop handles rising from addorsed bearded masks, pedestal foot with projecting fluted collar, detachable rim and liner,

The arms are those of Duncombe impaling Legge, for Charles Duncombe (1764-
1841), later first Baron Feversham, and his wife Charlotte, daughter of the 2nd
Earl of Dartmouth.

The same design was used by Benjamin Smith for silver-gilt wine coolers for Prince Christopher Lieven.

SILVERSMITH BIOGRAPHY

The partnership of Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith produced some of the greatest silver works of the early 19th century. Scott and Smith jointly ran workshops located in Greenwich, England from 1802 to 1807 and during their brief partnership were the principal suppliers of silver masterpieces to the esteemed firm of Rundell, Bridge & Rundell. At the time London's most prestigious firm, these jewellers and silversmiths supplied the official plate ordered by the Lord Chamberlain's office, and were the official "Jeweller, Gold and Silversmiths to the Crown" from 1798 to 1843. Working in the cusp of the late Georgian and early Regency periods, the works of Scott and Smith often feature elements of the classical revival style such as grapevines and rams' heads, all crafted in exquisite, sumptuous detail. One of their most renowned collaborative efforts, the Duke of York Baskets, created for Frederick Augustus (1763-1827), second son of George III, is currently on display at the Powerhouse Museum in Australia.

Digby Scott & Benjamin Smith