ID 992673 
Lot 132  | A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER SHELL DISHES
Estimate value
£ 40 000 – 60 000 
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1742
Each realistically modelled as a scallop shell, on two shell-form feet each issuing from clusters of coral, shells, and seaweed, the scalloped bowl with a squared hinge-wing engraved twice with a crest, marked on back of hinge-wing
51/4 in. (13.3 cm.) wide
15 oz. 2 dwt. (470 gr.)
Provenance
Mrs. M. A. S. Veysey; Sotheby's, London, 17 June 1971, lot 175.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 22 April 1993, lot 62.
Literature
M. Holland, An Illustrated Guide to Collecting Silver, London, 1973, p. 42, illustrated.
V. Brett, The Sotheby's Directory of Silver, London, 1984, p. 178, no. 730.
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: | Paul de Lamerie (1688 - 1751) | 
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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, Plates & Dishes | 
| Artist: | Paul de Lamerie (1688 - 1751) | 
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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, Plates & Dishes | 
| Address of auction | 
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom  | |
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