Lot Essay
A similar pair of silver-gilt wine coolers, by the same, London 1802, were sold Sotheby's New York, 12 October 1990, lot 267
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A PAIR OF GEORGE III CASE SHAPED TWO HANDLED WINE COOLERS, each on partly fluted spreading circular base, the sides chased and applied with a continuos frieze depicting the Triumph of Silenus on a matted ground and with a band of foliage and tendrils below, the egg-and-dart rim hung with vine swags and with cast Silenus head handles, each with detachable fluted collar and liner, 1804, maker's mark IP, probably for John Parker, the collars unmarked
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III CASE SHAPED TWO HANDLED WINE COOLERS, each on partly fluted spreading circular base, the sides chased and applied with a continuos frieze depicting the Triumph of Silenus on a matted ground and with a band of foliage and tendrils below, the egg-and-dart rim hung with vine swags and with cast Silenus head handles, each with detachable fluted collar and liner, 1804, maker's mark IP, probably for John Parker, the collars unmarked
10¾in (27.5cm.) high
(256ozs.) (2)
10¾in (27.5cm.) high
(256ozs.) (2)