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A VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER NOVELTY THREE-PIECE MONKEY CONDIMENT SET

Lot 5
07.07.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 9 450
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 992559
Lot 5 | A VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER NOVELTY THREE-PIECE MONKEY CONDIMENT SET
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
A VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER NOVELTY THREE-PIECE MONKEY CONDIMENT SET

MARK OF EDWARD CHARLES BROWN, LONDON, 1867; ALSO STAMPED WITH REGISTRATION MARK FOR 26 FEBRUARY 1868

Comprising: a mustard pot in the form of a monkey sitting cross legged in striped trousers and embroidered coat, one hand holding a beaker, the other resting by his side, with brown glass eyes framed by spectacles and a pipe in his mouth, the hinged cover formed as a hat with plume finial, the two smaller pepper pots with detachable heads, modelled as kneeling monkeys in similar dress with pierced caps, one hand holding a snuff-box, marked underneath and in covers, the pepperettes with workshop numbers 1695 and 1696, in original fitted case

the mustard pot 4 1/4 in. (10.7 cm.) high

8 oz. 9 dwt. (264 gr.)





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Bonhams, Bond Street, London, 2 July 2008, lot 214.



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:Эдвард Чарльз Браун
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Silver
Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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