ID 992615
Lot 163 | A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE II SILVER TWO-PRONGED TABLE FORKS
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
MARK OF PAUL HANET, LONDON, 1728
Hanoverian pattern, each with two rounded tines, engraved with a lozenge-of-arms, marked on handles
7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm.) long
24 oz. 13 dwt. (767 gr.)
The arms are those of Norcliffe with Hesketh in pretence, for Mary Norcliffe (1675- 1739), widow of Fairfax Norcliffe of Langton (1674-1720). She was daugher and co-heir of Thomas Hesketh of Heslington.
Provenance
Mary Hesketh (1675-1739), widow of Fairfax Norcliffe of Langton (1674-1720).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 1998, lot 315.
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: | Paul Hanet |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cutlery |
| Artist: | Paul Hanet |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cutlery |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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