ID 992502
Lot 142 | A GEORGE II SILVER EPERGNE
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
MARK OF PAUL CRESPIN, LONDON, 1740
Circular, on four shell feet with acanthus terminals, the base pierced with scrolling acanthus leaves framing four Rococo cartouches and with four double-scroll branches each with circular scalloped dish, the fluted central dish with scalloped rim flat-chased with rocaille, engraved with a crest on the base and on each small dish, and with a coat-of-arms on the central dish, marked on frame, under dishes and on one branch; the center dish with maker's mark, the small dishes engraved with No 1 to 4, branches dot numbered
22 3/4 in. (57.5 cm.) wide
101 oz. 16 dwt. (3,167 gr.)
The arms are those of Powys with Lybbe in pretence, for Philip Powys (1704-1779), of Harley Hall, Shropshire, and his wife Isabella (1713-1761), daughter and heir of Richard Lybbe (1673-1722) of Hardwick House, Whitchurch, co. Oxford. Philip Powys was High Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1739. He and his heirs, taking the name Lybbe-Powys, later lived at Hardwick House on the banks of the Thames.
Provenance
Philip Powys (1704-1779), of Harley Hall, Shropshire.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 21 April 1998, lot 247.
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.
Artist: | Paul Crespin (1694-1770) |
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Applied technique: | Metalwork |
Medium: | Silver |
Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
Artist: | Paul Crespin (1694-1770) |
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Applied technique: | Metalwork |
Medium: | Silver |
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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