Lot Essay
The shield is for Greg impaling Hibbert, crest for Greg.
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MARK OF WILLIAM FRISBEE, 1800
Details
A GEORGE III SILVER BASKET ON STAND
MARK OF WILLIAM FRISBEE, 1800
the oval basket with pieced slat motif sides, centering on each side a circular medallion supported by a ribbon, engraved with a crest on one side and coat-of-arms on the other, the rim with a band of pierced vitruvian scrolls, the ends with ram's head drop ring handles and supported on four bud feet, the conforming stand of similar form - 39cm (15¼in), 78oz.
See Illustration, Front Cover, and page 21 (2)
MARK OF WILLIAM FRISBEE, 1800
the oval basket with pieced slat motif sides, centering on each side a circular medallion supported by a ribbon, engraved with a crest on one side and coat-of-arms on the other, the rim with a band of pierced vitruvian scrolls, the ends with ram's head drop ring handles and supported on four bud feet, the conforming stand of similar form - 39cm (15¼in), 78oz.
See Illustration, Front Cover, and page 21 (2)
Provenance
Anon sale; Christie's London, 12th December 1973, lot 33.
Spink & Sons Ltd., 14th November, 1981,
thence by descent to the current owner.
Spink & Sons Ltd., 14th November, 1981,
thence by descent to the current owner.
Literature
Illustrated in The Christie's Pictorial History of English and American Silver, page 225 plate 8.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.