A PAIR OF REGENCY SILVER-GILT CUPS AND COVERS

Lot 40
08.02.2024 10:30UTC +00:00
Classic
Sold
£ 11 340
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
Buyer Premiumsee on Website%
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 1134576
Lot 40 | A PAIR OF REGENCY SILVER-GILT CUPS AND COVERS
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
A PAIR OF REGENCY SILVER-GILT CUPS AND COVERS

MARK OF WILLIAM PITTS, LONDON, 1811

Each on circular domed base with scroll feet, the stems formed as the crouching figure of Atlas, the bowls chased with panels of flowers, on a matted ground, the detachable domed covers with standing soldier finial holding a lance and a shield, engraved on foot-rim with a crest and on the shield with a coat-of-arms, marked underneath, on bowls and cover rims

8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high

35 oz. 5 dwt. (1,097 gr.)

The crest is the ancestral crest of Beckford for William Beckford (1760-1844), inherited from his father Alderman William Beckford (1709-1770).





Provenance

William Beckford (1760-1844) of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire.

Koopman Rare Art, London, 14 October 1996.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
03.02.2024 12:00 – 17:00
04.02.2024 12:00 – 17:00
05.02.2024 09:00 – 17:00
06.02.2024 09:00 – 20:00
07.02.2024 09:00 – 17:00
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

More from Creator

A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER GILT GOBLETS
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER GILT GOBLETS
£1 600
A GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDY
A GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDY
£3 200
A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT SIDEBOARD DISH
A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT SIDEBOARD DISH
$30 000
A PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER-GILT SIDEBOARD DISHES
A PAIR OF GERMAN SILVER-GILT SIDEBOARD DISHES
$10 000

Related terms