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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREENS, COVERS, LINERS AND STANDS

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07.07.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 66 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREENS, COVERS, LINERS AND STANDS
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREENS, COVERS, LINERS AND STANDS

MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLOR, LONDON, 1777

Oval, the stands on four bud feet and chased with a border of stiff leaves, the raised centre engraved with scrolling foliage framing two applied ribbon-tied medallions, the plain tureens with beaded borders and applied with laurel swags held by ram's mask and scroll handles, the domed cover surmounted by a finial of a putto astride a Bacchic lion, with silver liners, engraved on stand, body and cover with a crest and viscount's coronet, marked on stand, tureen, cover, and liner, engraved on the stands, No 1 55=0 and No 2 52=18, on the tureens No 1 114=4 and No 2 113=19, on the covers no 1 and No. 2 and on the liners No 1 24=5 and No 2 25=16

17 in. (43.2 cm.) long

381 oz. 8 dwt. (11,865 gr.)

The crest is that of Lowther, for William Lowther, 2nd Viscount Lowther, later 1st Earl of Lonsdale (second creation) (1757-1844), engraved between 1802 and 1807 before James Lowther was made 1st Earl of Lonsdale of the second creation.





Provenance

William Lowther, 2nd Viscount Lowther (1757-1844), later 1st Earl of Lonsdale, of Lowther Castle, co. Westmoreland, then by descent to,

Lancelot Lowther, 6th Earl of Lonsdale (1867-1953), of Lowther, co. Westmoreland,

The Earl of Lonsdale; Christie's, London, 19 February 1947, lot 94, the pair (£360 to Platt).

A Connecticut Collector; Christie's, New York, 27 October 1987, lot 392, (the first tureen).

With E. & C. T. Koopman & Son Ltd., London, April, 1989, (the first tureen).

Le Grand Style An Apartment on the Quai d'Orsay designed by Alberto Pinto; Christie's, Paris, 30 June 2022, lot 113, (the first tureen).

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 22 May 2009, lot 187, (the second tureen).



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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:John Wakelin
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Silver
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Category:Bowl, Tureen
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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