ID 437351
Lot 211 | A GEORGE II SILVER BASKET
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
MARK OF FREDERICK KANDLER, LONDON, 1751
Shaped oval, on four shell and putto mask feet, the sides pierced with scrolls and latticework, the border applied with fruiting vines and foliate scrolls, the overhead swing handle with caryatid terminals, the centre engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked underneath and engraved 'No. 1 64 13'
14 ¼ in. (36.2 cm.) long
64 oz. (1,992 gr.)
The arms are those of Vaughan of The Wood, Burlton, Shropshire and Plas Thomas, Dudleston, Shropshire, for Sarah Vaughan (d.1753), daughter and heir of Thomas Vaughan (d.1737) of The Wood and Plas Thomas. She never married and on her death left Plas Thomas to her great uncle Philip Vaughan of Burlton and The Wood to her mother.
Artist: | Charles Frederick Kandler |
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Medium: | Silver |
Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
Artist: | Charles Frederick Kandler |
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Medium: | Silver |
Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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