ID 992503
Lot 154 | A SET OF FOUR GEORGE II SILVER MEAT DISHES
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
MARK OF DAVID WILLAUME II, LONDON, 1731
Each octagonal with gadrooned border, slightly later engraved with a coat-of-arms within a rococo cartouche, marked underneath
133/4 in. (35 cm.) wide
163 oz. 11 dwt. (5,088 gr.)
The arms are those of Forde impaling Knox, for Mathew Forde M.P. (1726-1795), of Seaforde, co. Down and his wife Elizabeth Knox (1724-1812), daughter of Thomas Knox (d.1769), sister of 1st Viscount Northland, whom he married in 1750.
Provenance
Mathew Forde M.P. (1726-1795), of Seaforde, co. Down.
A Gentleman; Christie's, London, 11 July 1990, lot 188.
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: | David Willaume II (1693 - 1761) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
| Artist: | David Willaume II (1693 - 1761) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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