A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER EWERS

Lot 253
23.10.2024 00:00UTC +01:00
Classic
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1309964
Lot 253 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER EWERS
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
Each vase shaped on spreading circular foot with egg-and-dart and reeded vine borders, the shoulder chased with a strap of demi-putti with lyres, the handle formed as a male Bacchic caryatid, the spout applied with a female mask with lion headdress, the rim applied with vine tendrils and fruits, engraved below the spout with a coat-of-arms with baron's coronet above and motto below, marked below the rim
141/8 in. (36 cm.) high
148 oz. 3 dwt. (4,609 gr.)
The arms are those of Monson, for John George, 4th Baron Monson (1785-1809), of Burton, co. Lincoln, who married Sarah, daughter of 2nd Earl Mexborough in 1807.
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