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A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED DRESSING-TABLE SERVICE

Lot 561
09.04.2025 00:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1400655
Lot 561 | A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED DRESSING-TABLE SERVICE
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
Each piece decorated with foliage and flowers and centering a later initial 'M' below a Royal Princess' coronet engraved on a plaque applied over 'C' cypher with a viscountess coronet above, comprising:
A small coffee-jug with detachable handle with stand and lamp, marked underneath, inside cover, on finial, on stand and lamp, the base of the coffee-jugfurther stamped 'Storr & Mortimer 243', 6 1/8 in. (15.9 cm.) high;
A hot water jug with articulated handle, marked underneath, cover, finial and handle, the base further stamped 'Storr & Mortimer 243', 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high;
A cream jug with leaf-capped handle, marked underneath, 6 1/8 in. (15.9 cm.) high;
A sugar bowl with an overhead handle, marked on end, 3 3/8 in. (9.4 cm.) long
Two oblong lobed glass scent bottles with internal stoppers and screw-off covers, marked inside cover and on neck mount, 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high;
A similar smaller pair, marked inside cover and on neck mount, 2½ in. (6.3 cm.) high;
An oblong lobed glass jar with a pierced cover, marked inside, 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high;
A pair of oblong lobed glass jars with covers, marked inside, 3¼ in. (8 cm.) long;
A single oblong jar with cover, marked inside, 5¼ in. (14.5 cm.) long;
Another larger pair with covers, marked inside, 7 in. (17.8 cm.) long;
Another square-shaped pair with covers, marked inside, 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm.) wide;
A pair of oblong jars with hinged locking covers, apparently unmarked, 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long;
A circular box with a detachable cover and a conforming stand, marked on cover bezel and under stand, the cover apparently unmarked, the stand 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) diameter;
A shaving brush, mark of Frances Douglas, London, 1851, 3½ in. (9 cm.) high;
Contained in a fitted brass-mounted rosewood case, with a single drawer fitted with twenty-two implements including a silver-gilt spoon, tongue scraper (both apparently unmarked), a silver-gilt mounted page holder with mark of Paul Storr, 1838 and nineteen mother-of-pearl mounted steel implements, the cover applied with a brass shield engraved with an initial 'M' below a Royal Princess' coronet
the case - 21 in. (53.3 cm.) wide
gross weighable silver 97 oz. (3,015 gr.)
The initial is that of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002).
Artist:Paul Storr (1770 - 1844)
Applied technique:Gold ground
Medium:Silver
Place of origin:England
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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26.03.2025 – 09.04.2025
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