ID 992607
Lot 97 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER CAKE BASKETS
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1765 AND 1766
Each oval, the sides pierced and chased to simulate basketweave, with flaring rim and openwork swing handle, engraved with a coat-of-arms beneath a duke's coronet within drapery mantling, marked underneath and on handles
13 3/4 in. (35 cm.) wide
89 oz. 9 dwt. (2,783 gr.)
The arms are the Royal arms of King Charles II with a baton sinister quartering Scott, for Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch K.G., K.T. (1746-1812).
Provenance
Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch K.G., K.T. (1746-1812).
Charles W. Engelhard Jr. (1917-1971), of New York, business man and philanthropist and his wife Jane (1917-2004), daughter of Hugo Reiss (1879–1931),
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard; Christie's, New York, 18 October 1995, lot 20.
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: | Basket |
| 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: | Basket |
| 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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