ID 992510
Lot 8 | A GEORGE IV SILVER-GILT-MOUNTED AGATE BOWL AND COVER
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
MARK OF EDWARD FARRELL, LONDON, 1823
Oval, on lozenge shaped base chased with flowers and foliage, the agate bowl resting on four swan monopodiae, the rim mounts chased with flower garlands, the cover with finial formed as a dying fowl, marked on foot-rim, rim mount, cover mount, finial and nut
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
Sir Michael Sobell (1892-1993), business man and philanthropist,
The late Sir Michael Sobell; Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1994, lot 127.
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: | Edward Farrell (1780 - ?) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver, Stone |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Artist: | Edward Farrell (1780 - ?) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver, Stone |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Bowls |
| 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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