A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TOILET BOXES

Lot 176
22.11.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 7 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 848600
Lot 176 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TOILET BOXES
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TOILET BOXES

MARK OF JOHN PERO, LONDON, 1733

Square and with curved corners, on stepped foot-rim, the sides cast and chased in Régence style, with foliate strapwork panels centered by portrait busts on a matted ground, the hinged covers later engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked on underside

51/4 in. (13.3 cm.) wide

54 oz. 2 dwt. (1,684 gr.)

The arms are those of Boscawen as borne by the Viscounts Falmouth.





Provenance

With S. J. Phillips Ltd, London, 20 January 1986.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
22.11.2022 – 22.11.2022
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms