ID 992725
Lot 67 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TOILET BOXES
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
MARK OF DANIEL SMITH AND ROBERT SHARP, LONDON, 1777
Each circular with stiff leaf border, the sides applied with ribbon-tied laurel garlands hung from ram's masks, the detachable cover chased with a band of foliate scrolls on matted ground, the domed centre framed by palm leaves and chased with Cupid riding an amphora with a sail on one and the other with Cupid in a snare, with beaded borders marked underneath and in cover, with scratch marks underneath 'bD' and 'CbH'
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diameter
43 oz. 2 dwt. (1,241 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; George Kidner Auctions, Lymington, 1 October 2003, lot 287.
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: | Robert Sharp |
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| Manufactur: | Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Artist: | Robert Sharp |
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| Manufactur: | Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, 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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