A GEORGE II SILVER EPERGNE

Lot 57
25.05.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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ID 960751
Lot 57 | A GEORGE II SILVER EPERGNE
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
A GEORGE II SILVER EPERGNE

MARK OF HENRY DUTTON, LONDON, 1754

On four shell and scroll feet, the shaped oval frame applied with large garlands of flowers and fitted with four detachable leaf-capped scroll branches terminating with a dish holder and a shaped circular dish, the raised centre pierced with scrolls and chased with two entwined ribbons, the detachable boat-shaped basket with rocaille handle and Chinese figure terminals, the dishes and basket each with pierced foliate scroll borders, the dishes and frame engraved with a crest, the basket with a coat-of-arms, marked on basket, dishes, branches and frame

14 1/2 in. (37 cm.) high; 20 1/8 in. (51 cm.) wide

151 oz. 1 dwt. (4,699 gr.)

The arms are those of Trevor, for Richard Trevor, Bishop of Durham (1707–1771).





Provenance

Richard Trevor, Bishop of Durham (1707–1771).

Acquired from Jane Crawford Ltd, Hong Kong, December 1984.



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