ID 848419
Lot 185 | A GEORGE III SILVER BASIN
Estimate value
£ 1 200 – 1 800
MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1763
Shaped oval on spreading foot with slightly everted sides and gadrooned borders, engraved on one side with a coat-of-arms, marked to foot-rim and engraved on underside with scratch weight 23-10
101/4 in. (26 cm.) wide
22 oz. 13 dwt. (705 gr.)
The arms are those of Digby for Henry Digby (1731-1793) who was created Baron Digby of Sherborne in 1765 and Viscount Coleshill and Earl Digby in 1790.
Provenance
With S. J. Phillips Ltd, London, 24 April 1999.
| Artist: | Thomas Heming |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Wash basin |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Artist: | Thomas Heming |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Wash basin |
| 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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