ID 992618
Lot 63 | A GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDY ON STAND
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
MARK OF ANDREW FOGELBERG AND STEPHEN GILBERT, LONDON, 1785
The plain oval caddy applied with a band of Vitruvian scroll and husks on a matted ground, with beaded borders, the hinged cover with a beaded drop ring handle, engraved on body with a coat-of-arms, the cover with a crest, on openwork base on ball feet with four fluted ram's mask capped legs hung with laurel garlands, marked underneath caddy and in cover
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) wide
22 oz. 17 dwt. (712 gr.)
The arms are those of Bridgeman quartering Mathews, Newport and Wilbraham, with Simpson in pretence, for Sir Henry Bridgeman 4th Bt. (1725-1800), later created 1st Baron Bradford (1725-1800), and his wife, Elisabeth Simpson, daughter and heir of the Rev. John Simpson of Stoke and Balworth, whom he married in 1755.
Provenance
Sir Henry Bridgeman 4th Bt. (1725-1800), later created 1st Baron Bradford (1725-1800).
Miss E. M. Gibbons; Sotheby's, London, 1 February 1973, lot 153.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 9 September 2003, lot 207.
Literature
V. Brett, The Sotheby's Directory of Silver 1600-1940, New York, 1986, p. 230.
P. Waldron, The Price Guide to Antique Silver, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 309.
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: | Andrew Fogelberg (1732 - 1815) |
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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, Vases and vessels, Sugar bowls |
| Artist: | Andrew Fogelberg (1732 - 1815) |
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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, Vases and vessels, Sugar bowls |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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