ID 848600
Lot 176 | A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER TOILET BOXES
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
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.
| Medium: | Silver |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Silver |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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