ID 992633
Lot 198 | A COMMONWEALTH SILVER-GILT TAZZA
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
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.
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.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Bowls, Tazzas |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Bowls, Tazzas |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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