ID 992699
Lot 133 | A GEORGE II SILVER-GILT CREAM JUG
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID WILLAUME II, LONDON, CIRCA 1730
In the form of an auricular shell on a spreading foot and supported by a beast, the cast body applied under the lip with a female mask and with serpent scroll handle and palmette terminal, engraved below the spout with a crest under a coronet, marked on the rim with later French control mark for foreign items
4 1/8 in. (10.6 cm.) high
9 oz. (280 gr.)
The crest is that of Tooker or Tucker.
Provenance
A Canadian Collector; Christie's, New York, 21 April 1998, lot 232.
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: | David Willaume II (1693 - 1761) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Carafes, Decanters, Jugs, Pitchers |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Artist: | David Willaume II (1693 - 1761) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Carafes, Decanters, Jugs, Pitchers |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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