ID 992586
Lot 60 | A GEORGE III SILVER LARGE SALVER
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
MARK OF JOHN SCOFIELD, LONDON, 1781
Circular, on four beaded and paterae bracket feet, the border pierced with scrolling foliage within a stiff leaf and beaded rim, engraved with coat-of-arms within ribbon-tied laurel swags and oak branches, marked underneath
241/4 in. (61.6 cm.) diameter
195 oz. 6 dwt. (6,075 gr.)
The arms are those of Drake, quartering Tothill, Montagu quartering Monthermer, Raworth, Marshall and Hussey impaling Ives, for William Drake M.P. (b.c.1747-1795), of Shardeloes, Amersham, co. Buckingham and his second wife Rachel Elizabeth, daughter Jeremiah Ives of Norwich, whom he married in 1781.
Provenance
William Drake M.P. (b.c.1747-1795), of Shardeloes, Amersham, co. Buckingham.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 18 October 1994, lot 381.
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: | John Scofield |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Artist: | John Scofield |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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