A pair of George II Irish silver-gilt waiters
A pair of George II Irish silver-gilt waiters,
by William Townsend, Dublin circa 1745,
circular form, scroll and shell border, the centre engraved with scrolls, diaperwork and flowers around a worn vacant cartouche, the undersides with scratch weights '10:1:½' and '9:14', on three hoof feet, diameter 16.3cm, total approx. weight 18.5oz. (2)
Provenance:
The Barry Lock Collection.
Purchased from Bonhams, London, Silver, Objects of Vertu including Flatware and Portrait Miniatures, 22 April 2015, lot 270.
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A pair of George II Irish silver-gilt waiters,
by William Townsend, Dublin circa 1745,
circular form, scroll and shell border, the centre engraved with scrolls, diaperwork and flowers around a worn vacant cartouche, the undersides with scratch weights '10:1:½' and '9:14', on three hoof feet, diameter 16.3cm, total approx. weight 18.5oz. (2)
Provenance:
The Barry Lock Collection.
Purchased from Bonhams, London, Silver, Objects of Vertu including Flatware and Portrait Miniatures, 22 April 2015, lot 270.