ID 437209
Lot 212 | A GEORGE II SILVER COFFEE-POT
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1737
Tapering cylindrical and on spreading foot, with rococo shell cast and chased spout, the hinged cover with baluster finial, chased with foliate scrolls and rocaille and engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked underneath and inside cover
9 in. (23 cm.) high
gross weight 29 oz. 10 dwt. (916 gr.)
The arms are those of Bigge impaling Dent with Hindmarsh in pretence, for Thomas Bigge (1683-1759), of Byker, co. Northumberland and his wife Elizabeth (1688-1758), daughter of Edward Hindmarsh, whom he married in 1706.
| Medium: | Silver |
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| Art style: | Rococo |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
| Category: | Kettle |
| Auction house category: | Tea & Coffee pots |
| Medium: | Silver |
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| Art style: | Rococo |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
| Category: | Kettle |
| Auction house category: | Tea & Coffee pots |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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