ID 960751
Lot 57 | A GEORGE II SILVER EPERGNE
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
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.
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 |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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