A pair of George IV silver wine coolers, Paul Storr,...
baluster form, on pedestal bases, with fruiting vine ornament around the rims, the spiral-fluted body with alternating matte panels engraved with coats-of-arms, with two heraldic crest handles modelled as arms in armour, with silver-plated liners and collars, fully-marked under bases
28.5cm, 11¼ in high
5979gr., 192oz
Catalogue Note:
The arms and crest handles are those of Thompson for Richard Thompson, Esq. (1771-1853), of Kirby Hall, Yorkshire, who married in 1803, Elizabeth, daughter of John Turton, of Sugnall Hall, Staffordshire. He inherited Kirkby Hall in 1814 along with a significant fortune which he used to renovate the house and gardens.
Provenance:
Christie's, London, 28 March 1984, lot 251
Christie's, New York, 19 May 2010, lot 133
Literature:
Christie's Review of the Season, 1984
The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, illus. no. 155, p. 202.
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baluster form, on pedestal bases, with fruiting vine ornament around the rims, the spiral-fluted body with alternating matte panels engraved with coats-of-arms, with two heraldic crest handles modelled as arms in armour, with silver-plated liners and collars, fully-marked under bases
28.5cm, 11¼ in high
5979gr., 192oz
Catalogue Note:
The arms and crest handles are those of Thompson for Richard Thompson, Esq. (1771-1853), of Kirby Hall, Yorkshire, who married in 1803, Elizabeth, daughter of John Turton, of Sugnall Hall, Staffordshire. He inherited Kirkby Hall in 1814 along with a significant fortune which he used to renovate the house and gardens.
Provenance:
Christie's, London, 28 March 1984, lot 251
Christie's, New York, 19 May 2010, lot 133
Literature:
Christie's Review of the Season, 1984
The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, illus. no. 155, p. 202.
Estimate
Reserve
Time, Location
Auction House
