ID 992597
Lot 166 | A GEORGE II SILVER SALVER
Valeur estimée
£ 15 000 – 25 000
MARK OF ABRAHAM BUTEUX, LONDON, 1727
Shaped circular, with moulded border, on three scroll pad feet, the centre engraved with a coat-of-arms within an elaborate rocaille cartouche flanked by figures and with mask above, marked underneath and with scratch weight 59=6
14 1/8 in. (36 cm.) diameter
55 oz. 12 dwt. (1,730 gr.)
The arms are those of Smithson impaling Hare, for Hugh Smithson M.P. (b.c.1661-1740) of Tottenham High Cross, co. Middlesex, and Armin, co. York, and his second wife the Hon. Constantia Hare (d.1726), daughter of Henry Hare, 2nd Baron Coleraine (1636-1708), whom he married in 1717.
Provenance
Hugh Smithson M.P. (b.c.1661-1740) of Tottenham High Cross, co. Middlesex and Armin, co. York.
The Estate of Jacqueline Getty Phillips; Christie's, New York, 21 October 1993, lot 556.
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.
| Artiste: | Abraham Buteux (1698 - ?) |
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| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
| Matériel: | Argent |
| Époque historique: | Période de George II |
| 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 |
| Artiste: | Abraham Buteux (1698 - ?) |
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| Technique appliquée: | Construction métallique |
| Matériel: | Argent |
| Époque historique: | Période de George II |
| 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 |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | |
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