ID 992642
Lot 92 | A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER DOUBLE STIRRUP CUPS
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
MARK OF HESTER BATEMAN, LONDON, 1788
Each formed as a barrel with applied hoops and engraved staves, engraved with inscription, and numbered 2, 3, 4 and 5, marked on tops and bases
4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) high
17 oz. 7 dwt. (541 gr.)
The inscriptions read, 'Nanney 1787' and 'Hengwrt 1788'.
Provenance
Robert Howell Vaughan (1723-1792), later 1st Bt., of Nannau and Hengwrt, co. Merioneth, then by descent,
A Lady; Christie's, London, 2 March 1994, lot 76.
Literature
The Historic Houses of Wales, Nannau, Merionethshire, Schedule of Contents, 1958, p. 8, no. 32B, in Drawing Room Showcase, '12 barrel-shaped drinking cups'.
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: | Hester Bateman (1708 - 1794) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Cups |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Artist: | Hester Bateman (1708 - 1794) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Cups |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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