ID 848585
Lot 173 | A SET OF FOUR GEORGE IV GILT-BRONZE WINE COOLERS
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
CIRCA 1820-30, IN THE MANNER OF RUNDELL, BRIDGE AND RUNDELL
Each of Campana urn form with everted grapevine-cast rim, fluted body, bacchic-mask handles and grapevine-cast foot, the removable liners each engraved twice with the coat-of-arms of the Marquess of Sligo
11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm.) high; 9 1/2 in. (24 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Almost certainly commissioned for either John Denis Browne, 1st Marquess of Sligo (1756–1809) or his son Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845), for Westport House, County Mayo.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Brass, Gold |
| Art style: | Regency |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Wine and champagne coolers |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Brass, Gold |
| Art style: | Regency |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Wine and champagne coolers |
| 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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