ID 992723
Lot 87 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III ROYAL SILVER SAUCEBOATS
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1770
Each boat shaped, on oval stylised shell shaped foot, the slightly bombé body spirally fluted with chased wave design and fluted everted rim, the cast flying scroll handle with a foliate scroll, engraved below the lip with the Royal badge flanked by the initials GR, marked below the lip
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) long
40 oz. 8 dwt. (1,257 gr.)
The arms are those of King George III (1760-1820), of Great Britain and Ireland.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 18 February 1981, lot 703.
The Victor Niederhoffer Collection; Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 1998, lot 232.
Literature
V. Brett, The Sotheby's Directory of Silver, 1600-1940, London, 1986, p. 223, no. 989.
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: | Thomas Heming |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Artist: | Thomas Heming |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| 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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