ID 992693
Lot 64 | A GEORGE III SILVER LARGE TRAY
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
MARK OF JOHN CROUCH AND THOMAS HANNAM, LONDON, 1795
Oval, on four scroll bracket feet, with reeded rim and two leaf-capped reeded handles, the border engraved with a band of trailing foliage, flowers and fruit, the centre engraved with two coats-of-arms, engraved on the reverse with a presentation inscription, marked underneath
26 7/8 in. (68 cm.) wide over handles
115 oz. (3,577 gr.)
The arms are those of the Worshipful Company of Skinners and the arms of Langton impaling Rowe, for Zachary Langton (1762-1843), Master of the Worshipful Company of Skinners in 1796, and his wife Elizabeth Rowe (d.1815), daughter of Richard Rowe of London, whom he married in 1795.
The inscription underneath reads: 'The Gift of the Worshipful Company of SKINNERS to their Godson Skinner Zachary Langton. Mr. Zachery Langton MASTER. Mr. James Evans, Mr. Tho:s Evans, Mr. Rich:d Nixon WARDENS. Mr. Mich:l Turner RENTER-WARDEN.1797.'
Provenance
Presented by the Worshipful Company of Skinners to their master Zachary Langton (1762-1843) in 1796, then by descent to,
The Trustees of the late Walter Langton; Christie's, London, 30 July 1958, lot 151 (£310 to Vander).
With C. J. Vander, London.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 21 October 1993, lot 473.
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 Crouch |
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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 Crouch |
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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 |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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