A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT VERRIERES
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT VERRIERES
POSSIBLY MARK OF JAMES KING I, LONDON, 1776
Details
Each plain oval with Vitruvian scroll upper rims and applied handles cast as C-scrolls centering shells, each engraved on the side with a coat-of arms with earl's coronet above, marked on undersides
13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm.) long, over handles
54 oz. 4 dwt. (1,686 gr.)
Provenance
George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley (1749 - 1827).
Lot Essay
The arms are those of Cholmondeley, for George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley (1749 - 1827), later created 1st Earl of Rocksavage and 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1815. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1822. His wife Georgina Charlotte (1764 - 1838), second daughter of Peregrine, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, was co-heir of the office of Great Chamberlain of England.
POSSIBLY MARK OF JAMES KING I, LONDON, 1776
Details
Each plain oval with Vitruvian scroll upper rims and applied handles cast as C-scrolls centering shells, each engraved on the side with a coat-of arms with earl's coronet above, marked on undersides
13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm.) long, over handles
54 oz. 4 dwt. (1,686 gr.)
Provenance
George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley (1749 - 1827).
Lot Essay
The arms are those of Cholmondeley, for George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley (1749 - 1827), later created 1st Earl of Rocksavage and 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1815. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1822. His wife Georgina Charlotte (1764 - 1838), second daughter of Peregrine, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, was co-heir of the office of Great Chamberlain of England.
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER-GILT VERRIERES
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Starting Price $5,000
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