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A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER SALVERS OR KETTLE STANDS

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Auction dateClassic
07.07.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Lot 140 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER SALVERS OR KETTLE STANDS
A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER SALVERS OR KETTLE STANDS

MARK OF JOHN WHITE, LONDON, 1734

Shaped triangular, each on three dolphin mask feet, with shell and foliate scroll border chased with scrolls and scalework on matted ground, the field engraved with a band of shells, foliate scrolls and diaperwork, engraved in each corner with a crest and in the centre with a coat-of-arms within a shell and bullrush Rococo cartouche, marked on underside

13 in. (33 cm.) long

84 oz. 5 dwt. (2,621 gr.)

The arms are those of King with the cadency mark of a martlet for the fourth son, with Troye in pretence, for Thomas King, (1712-1779) and his wife Wilhelmina Catherine, daughter of John Troye, one of the judges of the Sovereign Court of Brabant, whom he married in 1734. After the death of his three elder brothers Thomas succeeded as 5th Baron King of Ockham in 1767.





Provenance

Thomas King, (1712-1779), later 5th Baron King of Ockham, then by descent to his grandson,

William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1805–1893), then by descent to,

Lionel Fortescue King, 3rd Earl of Lovelace (1905-1964) and his second wife, Lis Manon Transö (d.1990), daughter of Axel Sigurd Transö,

The Executry of Manon, Countess of Lovelace; Christie's, London, 12 May 1993, lot 148.



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Artist:John White
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Silver
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Category:Tray
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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