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A GEORGE II SILVER-GILT PLUMMET OR SCENT BOTTLE

Lot 107
31.10.2023 12:00UTC +00:00
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£ 1 890
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1057392
Lot 107 | A GEORGE II SILVER-GILT PLUMMET OR SCENT BOTTLE
Estimate value
£ 1 200 – 1 800
Pear shape of octagonal section, cast and chased with panels of foliate scrolls and flowers, and scalework at the angles, all on a matted ground, the detachable base with concentric reeding, with a hook finial, engraved with a coat of arms
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high
4 oz. 10 dwt. (140 gr.)
The arms are those of Fleming impaling Coleman, for Sir John Fleming of Brompton Park, Middlesex, created a baronet in April 1763, and his wife Jane, daughter of William Coleman, Esq. of Garnhay, Devon. Sir John died in November 1763. In 1770 Lady Fleming married Edward Lascelles, later Baron Harewood, and the dressing table service, to which this plummet belonged, descended to his daughter Jane, wife of the 3rd Earl of Harrington.
Artist:Ayme Videau
Applied technique:Gold ground
Medium:Silver
Place of origin:England
Category:Scent bottle
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