A ROYAL QUEEN ANNE SILVER KETTLE ON WILLIAM III STAND FROM THE CUMBERLAND PLATE - photo 1
A ROYAL QUEEN ANNE SILVER KETTLE ON WILLIAM III STAND FROM THE CUMBERLAND PLATE - photo 2
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A ROYAL QUEEN ANNE SILVER KETTLE ON WILLIAM III STAND FROM THE CUMBERLAND PLATE

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£ 15 000
Auction dateClassic
07.07.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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Lot 180 | A ROYAL QUEEN ANNE SILVER KETTLE ON WILLIAM III STAND FROM THE CUMBERLAND PLATE
A ROYAL QUEEN ANNE SILVER KETTLE ON WILLIAM III STAND FROM THE CUMBERLAND PLATE

THE KETTLE WITH MARK OF RICHARD GREEN, LONDON, CIRCA 1705, THE STAND WITH MARK OF DANIEL GARNIER, LONDON, CIRCA 1695

The kettle of plain bombé shape with wood overhead scroll handle, the domed cover with cut-card work and with baluster finial, the part-fluted spout with hinged cap; the circular stand on three scroll feet, the sides pierced and applied with scroll supports and side wood handle, the plain lamp with cover and detachable kettle ring, engraved on the stand, lamp, kettle ring and cover with the cypher AR with Royal crown above, the kettle engraved with the Royal arms, Garter motto, Royal Crown and monogram AR, marked on base of kettle, cover, stand and lamp

overall height 13 in. (33 cm.)

gross weight 124 oz. 8 dwt. (3,870 gr.)

The arms and cyphers are for Queen Anne (1702-1714) of Great Britain and Ireland.





Provenance

Queen Anne (1665-1714) of Great Britain and Ireland, then by descent to,

Prince Ernest Augustus of Great Britain, 1st Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (r.1837-1851), then by descent to his son,

King George V of Hanover, 2nd Duke of Cumberland (r.1851-1866, d. 1878) and then by descent to his son,

Crown Prince Ernst Augustus of Hanover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland (1845-1923) and then by descent to his son,

Prince Ernst Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1887-1953), sold privately in 1924.

With Crichton Brothers, London, from 1924.

A New York Estate; Christie's, New York, 17 April 1996, lot 193.



Literature

'Old English Plate from the Duke of Cumberland's Collection', The Connoisseur, November, 1924, p. 252, illustrated p. 253.

H. Avray Tipping, 'The Silver Plate of the Duke of Cumberland', Country Life, vol. 56, no. 1452, November 1924, p. p, 681-683, fig. 1.



Exhibited

London, Crichton Brothers, 'Exhibition of the Old English Royal Plate, Silver and Silver-Gilt, formerly the property of The Late Duke of Cumberland', 4-28 November 1924.



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