A GEORGE III SILVER EPERGNE

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Lot 93 | A GEORGE III SILVER EPERGNE
A GEORGE III SILVER EPERGNE

MARK OF WILLIAM HOLMES, LONDON, 1776

On four pierced shell feet with beaded and leaf capped scroll legs, the apron applied twice with oval portrait bust of Mercury, paterae and ribbon-tied drapery swags, the spool-shaped stem pierced with flutes and chased with foliage, the eight detachable leaf-capped scroll branches terminating with openwork dish holder with a detachable circular basket and central oval basket with lion's mask and drop ring handles and beaded borders, engraved in all the dishes and basket with a crest, marked on frame, on dish holders and underneath dishes and basket

141/4 in. (36.2 cm.) high

178 oz. 4 dwt. (5,543 gr.)





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 May 1993, lot 107.



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