THE LONDESBOROUGH CENTREPIECEA VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER CENTREPIECE

Lot 125
23.10.2024 18:00UTC +00:00
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£ 22 680
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 125 | THE LONDESBOROUGH CENTREPIECEA VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER CENTREPIECE
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
Oval on shaped circular base on four bun feet, the base chased with scrolling foliate sprays interspersed with two ram masks and two shields, engraved on one side with a coat-of-arms and on the other with monogram WD, the bowl chased in the centre with two scenes, the grain harvest with Ceres and the grape harvest with a bacchanal, both framed by musical trophies, the rim with mask of Ceres flanked by wheat ears and mask of Bacchic faun flanked by vine tendrils, the handles cast and chased with mask of faun, marked on foot-rim, body and underneath
263/4 in. (68 cm.) wide over handles
235 oz. 5 dwt. (7,318 gr.)
The arms are those of Denison quartering Conyngham, for William Henry Denison (1864-1917), later 2nd Earl of Londesborough.
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