ID 848560
Lot 152 | A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER SECOND COURSE DISHES
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1770
Shaped-circular and with gadrooned borders, engraved on border with a coat-of-arms and a crest, each marked on reverse, engraved with scratch weights 25:14/26:3/25:13 and 25:4
10 7/8 in. (27.5 cm.) diameter
97 oz 3 dwt. (3,022 gr.)
The arms are those of Peachey accollé with Scott for Sir James Peachey, 4th Bt., 1st Baron Selsey (1723-1808) of West Dean, Sussex and his wife Lady Georgina Caroline Scott (1727-1809), daughter of Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine (1676-1730).
Provenance
Sir James Peachey, 4th Bt., 1st Baron Selsey (1723-1808) of West Dean, Sussex, and thence by descent.
William Edward Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes (1894-1964), industrialist and collector.
Anonymous sale of A Gentleman [The Executors of the late Lord Rootes' Chattels Trust]; Christie's, London, 10 November 1971, lot 220 (£700 to Kaye).
With Partridge Fine Art Ltd, London.
| Artist: | Thomas Heming |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
| Artist: | Thomas Heming |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Dishes and trays |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
| Address of auction |
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