A CHARLES II SILVER TAZZA

Lot 185
07.07.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 13 860
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Lot 185 | A CHARLES II SILVER TAZZA
Valeur estimée
£ 10 000 – 15 000
A CHARLES II SILVER TAZZA

LONDON, 1679, MAKER'S MARK TK ROSETTE BELOW ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS KING

Circular, on a spreading trumpet foot and with reeded rim, the field flat chased in the chinoiserie style with couples of Chinese figures interspersed with palm trees and ho-ho birds within matted bands, engraved in the centre with a lozenge-of-arms with crest above, within foliage mantling, marked on field and foot, and with scratchweight 33=8

13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm.) diameter

32 oz. 16 dwt. (1,021 gr.)

The arms are those of a lady of the Ashburnham family.





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 20 April 1972, lot 102.

A Canadian Collector; Christie's, New York, 30 October 1991, lot 300.



Literature

V. Brett, The Sotheby's Directory of Silver 1600-1940, London, 1986, p. 136, pl. 477.

D. Mitchell, Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London, Woodbridge, 2017, p. 541.



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.
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