ID 992521
Lot 68 | A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TOILET CASKET
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
MARK OF DANIEL SMITH AND ROBERT SHARP, LONDON, 1777
Shaped oblong applied around the foot-rim with a frieze of leaves below ribbon-tied laurel garlands hung from ram's masks, the hinged cover embossed and chased on the raised centre with the scene of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche after Tassie, framed by a laurel wreath and within ribbon-tied laurel garlands, the rim chased with a band of foliate scrolls and rosettes on matted ground and applied with a beaded border, marked underneath and in cover, and with later scratch mark underneath
11 3/4 in. (30 cm.) wide; 9 1/2 in. (24 cm.) deep
72 oz. 8 dwt. (2,253 gr.)
Provenance
With Daniel Packer, London, 29 December 2004.
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.
| Manufactur: | Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp |
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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, Boxes and Cases |
| Manufactur: | Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp |
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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, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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