A PAIR OF QUEEN ANNE SNUFFERS AND SNUFFERS TRAY FROM THE WARRINGTON PLATE

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Лот 151 | A PAIR OF QUEEN ANNE SNUFFERS AND SNUFFERS TRAY FROM THE WARRINGTON PLATE
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A PAIR OF QUEEN ANNE SNUFFERS AND SNUFFERS TRAY FROM THE WARRINGTON PLATE

LONDON, 1710, BRITANNIA STANDARD, THE SNUFFERS WITH MARK OF AUGUSTIN COURTAULD AND THE TRAY WITH MARK OF ISAAC LIGER

On four scroll feet, the rectangular tray with cut-corners and moulded border, the side handle facetted and pear-shaped with baluster finial, each engraved with a differing coat-of-arms with earl's coronet above, marked to underside of tray, on scissors and cover, engraved with scratchweights 10=6 and 4=1

the tray 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) long; the snuffers 6 in. (15.2 cm.) long

13 oz. 2 dwt. (430 gr.)

The arms on the tray are those of George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington (1675-1758), of Dunham Massey, Cheshire.

The arms on the snuffers are those of George Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford (1737-1819), grandson of the 2nd Earl of Warrington, and his wife, Henrietta Bentinck.





Provenance

George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington (1675-1758), then by descent to his daughter,

Lady Mary Booth (1704-1772), wife of Harry Grey, 4th Earl of Stamford (1715-1768), by descent to their son,

George Harry Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford (1737-1819) and his wife Lady Henrietta Bentinck (1727-1837) and by descent to,

Catherine, Lady Grey (1860-1925) of Enville Hall, Staffordshire, her son Sir John Foley-Grey 8th Bt. (1893-1938),

Catherine, Lady Grey and Sir John Foley-Grey Collection; Christie's, London, 20 April 1921, lot 96 (£55 to Webster).

A Lady; Sotheby's, London, 18 November 1965, lot 108.

With Daniel Packer, London, 2004.



Literature

George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington, The Particulars of my Plate and its Weight, ms., 1750, folio 6 and 17, described 'Candlesticks / 1 pair plain 14 14 /with Arms & Coronet 14 16 / The Snuffers 4 1 / The Snuff Pan 10 6'.

J. Lomax and J. Rothwell, Country House Silver from Dunham Massey, National Trust, 2006, p. 117, p. 183, p. 203, n. 7.



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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