ID 992625
Los 126 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER SAUCEBOATS
Schätzwert
£ 10 000 – 15 000
MARK OF AYME VIDEAU, LONDON, 1748
Helmet shaped and each on shaped oval foot cast and chased with shells and scrolls, with quilted leaf-capped double scroll handles rising from shells, the bodies applied on each side with elaborate rococo foliage, scrolls and grotesque mask cartouches, one engraved with a crest, the other with a coat-of-arms, applied beneath the lip with a shell, marked on undersides
9 in. (22.9 cm.) long
44 oz. 10 dwt. (1,247 gr.)
The arms are those of Gresley of Drakelow co. Derby with Hood in pretence, for Sir Thomas Gresley, 5th Bt. 1722-1753) and his wife Wilmot Hood, daughter and heir of Alderman Hood of Scraptoft, Leicester, whom he married in 1749.
Provenance
Sir Thomas Gresley, 5th Bt. 1722-1753) of Drakelow Hall, co. Derby.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 23 April 1993, lot 487.
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.
| Künstler: | Ayme Videau |
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| Angewandte Technik: | Metallkonstruktion |
| Material: | Silber |
| Herkunftsort: | Nordeuropa, Europa, Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Kategorie: | Schalen und Schüsseln |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Alle anderen Arten von Objekten |
| Künstler: | Ayme Videau |
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| Angewandte Technik: | Metallkonstruktion |
| Material: | Silber |
| Herkunftsort: | Nordeuropa, Europa, Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Kategorie: | Schalen und Schüsseln |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Alle anderen Arten von Objekten |
| Adresse der Versteigerung |
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