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A George III Silver and Cut-Glass Epergne
Estimate: $4,000-$6,000
Sold
$3,250
Live Auction
Dining at Home
Location
Chicago
Description
A George III Silver and Cut-Glass Epergne
Matthew Boulton and Plate Co., Birmingham, 1805
engraved with a coat of arms and inscribed 'To Thomas Plummer Esqr./a Token of great Esteem from/Edward Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer.'
hallmarked for Sterling to each arm
78 ozt 12 dwt weighable
Width overall 19 7/8 inches.
Property of a California Collector
This lot is located in Chicago.
Condition
Lacking one of the small cut glass bowls. Otherwise good overall condition. The marks on the main part are struck on the rim under the screw on vines.
Provenance
Provenance:Sotheby's, London, December 3, 2013, lot 151.Note: For a similar Boulton epergne, said to be 'Probably designed by James Wyatt,' see Eric Delieb and Michael Roberts, The Great Silver Manufactory, London, 1971, illustration opposite p. 88.