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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER EWERS

Lot 34
07.07.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 20 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 992623
Lot 34 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER EWERS
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER EWERS

MARK OF THOMAS HOLLAND, LONDON, 1807

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

14 1/8 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.





Provenance

John George, 4th Baron Monson (1785-1809) of Burton, co. Lincoln.

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 5 October 1970, lot 57.

A European Collector; Christie's, New York, 23 October 2000, lot 352.



Literature

V. Brett, The Sotheby's Directory of Silver, London, 1986, p. 246, no. 1110.

P. Waldron, The Price Guide to Antique Silver, Woodbridge, 1982, no. 1116.

A. Phillips and J. Sloane, Antiquity Revisited: English and French Silver-Gilt from the Collection of Audrey Love, London, 1997, no. 15, pp. 72-74.



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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 Holland
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Silver
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Category:Bowls
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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