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A COMMONWEALTH SILVER-GILT TAZZA

Lot 198
07.07.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 992633
Lot 198 | A COMMONWEALTH SILVER-GILT TAZZA
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
A COMMONWEALTH SILVER-GILT TAZZA

LONDON, 1656, MAKER'S MARK FW IN CIRCLE, ATTRIBUTED POSSIBLY TO FRANCIS WHITE

Circular on trumpet shaped foot, the border chased with stylised foliage and lobes on a matted ground, engraved in the centre with a coat-of-arms, two helms and two crests within foliate scroll mantling, marked on reverse and interior of foot

10 1/2 in. (26.5 cm.) diameter

18 oz. 14 dwt. (582 gr.)

The arms are those of Rodney impaling Southwell, for Sir Edward Rodney Kt. (1590-1657), of Rodney Stoke, Somerset and his wife Frances Southwell, daughter of Sir Robert Southwell of Woodrising, Norfolk, whom he married in 1614.





Provenance

Sir Edward Rodney Kt. (1590-1657), of Rodney Stoke, co. Somerset.

Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere (1868-1940), newspaper proprietor and collector,

The Important Collection of English Silver...formed by the late Rt. Hon. Viscount Rothermere; Christie's, London, 3 December 1941, lot 112, (£560 to How).

With How of Edinburgh, London, 1941.

The Hahn Family Collection; Christie's, New York, 23 October 2000, lot 290.



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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.
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Silver
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Category:Bowls, Tazzas
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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