A JAMES II SILVER PORRINGER AND COVER

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07.07.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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Los 186 | A JAMES II SILVER PORRINGER AND COVER
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A JAMES II SILVER PORRINGER AND COVER

LONDON, 1686, MAKER'S MARK A DUCK IN DOTTED CIRCLE, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN DUCK

Circular on reeded spreading foot, the body with cast scroll handles, the cover with openwork acanthus bud finial, the sides and cover flat-chased with chinoiserie decoration, the body with a scene depicting on one side a Chinese couple, the lady holding a fan, the other side with a coat-of-arms within flat-chased ribbon-tied palm fronds and Chinese warrior supports, interspersed with foliage and exotic birds, the cover with two Chinese warriors and a lady alternating with potted foliage, all within a matted border, fully marked on side and cover

9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) wide over handles

32 oz. 2 dwt. (999 gr.)

The arms are those of Smith of West Herrington, co. Durham granted to William Smith (d.1631), of co. Durham, a Councilor at Law and a Clerk of the Chancery.





Provenance

Norman C. Hurst Esq.; Christie's, London, 14 October 1959, lot 131 (£1,160 to Willson),

With Walter Willson, London.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 24 July 1980, lot 247.

Jaime Ortiz-Patiño (1930-2013), President of the World Bridge Federation, Golf Course creator and art collector,

Jaime Ortiz-Patiño Collection; Sotheby's, New York, 21 May 1992, lot 144.

The Whiteley Trust Silver Collection; Christie's, London, 13 June 2000, lot 15.



Literature

J. Herbert ed., Christie's Review of the Year, London, 1959, p. 18.

C. C. Dauterman, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, 'Dream Pictures of Cathay: Chinoiserie on Restoration Silver', 1964, vol. 23, no. 1, p. 21.

The Third International Art Treasures Exhibition, C.I.N.O.A., 1962, exhibition catalogue, no. 274, p. 172.

V. Brett, Sotheby's Directory of Silver 1690-1940, London, 1986, no. 491.

M. Clayton, The Collector's Dictionary of Silver and Gold of Great Britain and North America, Woodbridge, p. 139, no. 200, illustrated.



Exhibited

London, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Third International Art Treasures Exhibition, C.I.N.O.A., 1962, no. 274 (Walter Willson).



Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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