A George III Epergne from Birmingham,
A George III Epergne from Birmingham,
silver, oval, 4 claw feet, 4 columns with sculptural eagle finials, oak leaf decor, centre with acanthus leaf decoration, 4 insert arms with acanthus leaf decor, each with insert clear cut glass bowl (one of them with broken portion), centre with insert clear cut glass bowl, 60 x 60 cm, height 33 cm, silver weight 3775 g, master’s mark MB = Matthew Boulton, Birmingham hallmark 1809/10, in original wooden case, with paper label of the company "Rundell, Bridge & Rundell Goldsmiths Jewellers Watchmakers Etc To His Majesty Thier Royal Highnesses the Prince Regent Duke of York and Royal Family Ludgate Hill London", case 58 x 30 x 34 cm, lock, key, (Lu)
A magnificently executed George III epergne with a very rare original case.
Provenance:
E. Raphael, London 1936;
Christie's, Important Silver and Objects of Vertu, New York, April 17, 1996, cat. 113.
Exhibited:
Los Angeles County Museum, 1950, "Three Centuries of English Silver", cat. no. 210.
Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363
antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at
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A George III Epergne from Birmingham,
silver, oval, 4 claw feet, 4 columns with sculptural eagle finials, oak leaf decor, centre with acanthus leaf decoration, 4 insert arms with acanthus leaf decor, each with insert clear cut glass bowl (one of them with broken portion), centre with insert clear cut glass bowl, 60 x 60 cm, height 33 cm, silver weight 3775 g, master’s mark MB = Matthew Boulton, Birmingham hallmark 1809/10, in original wooden case, with paper label of the company "Rundell, Bridge & Rundell Goldsmiths Jewellers Watchmakers Etc To His Majesty Thier Royal Highnesses the Prince Regent Duke of York and Royal Family Ludgate Hill London", case 58 x 30 x 34 cm, lock, key, (Lu)
A magnificently executed George III epergne with a very rare original case.
Provenance:
E. Raphael, London 1936;
Christie's, Important Silver and Objects of Vertu, New York, April 17, 1996, cat. 113.
Exhibited:
Los Angeles County Museum, 1950, "Three Centuries of English Silver", cat. no. 210.
Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363
antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at
| Auction: | Silver |
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| Auction type: | Saleroom auction with Live Bidding |
| Date: | |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 06.12 - 13.12.2022 |