ID 992560
Lot 185 | A CHARLES II SILVER TAZZA
Valeur estimée
£ 10 000 – 15 000
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.
| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
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| Matériel: | Argent |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe du Nord, Europe, Royaume-Uni |
| Catégorie: | Plats et plateaux |
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| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
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| Matériel: | Argent |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe du Nord, Europe, Royaume-Uni |
| Catégorie: | Plats et plateaux |
| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Tous les autres types d'objets, Assiettes & Plats |
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