PAIR OF SMALL GEORGE IV OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE COVERED SAUCE TUREENS, ENGLAND, CIRCA 1820-1830

each of bulbous oval form raised on a moulded spreading foot, with fixed side handles cast and chased with acanthus leaves and scrolls, the shoulder and cover rim with twisted gadrooned borders, the domed stepped cover with a notch for a ladle, surmounted by a spinning-top finial with leaves in relief; the undersides with original hot-tinned finish Unmarked, as often encountered on Old Sheffield Plate of the period 12 x 10 x 15 cm