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MARK OF SAMUEL WELLES, LONDON, 1742
Details
A George III silver two-bottle cruet
Mark of Samuel Welles, London, 1742
Shaped oblong, on four shell, foliate and scroll feet, with reeded double-circular frame and leaf-capped scroll handle, the front applied with a fruiting and foliate scroll cartouche, the cut-glass bottles with silver bottle mounts each chased with shells and fishscales and with scroll thumbpiece and leaf-capped scroll handle, the covers and cartouche engraved with a crest surmounted by a motto, marked under base of stand
10in. (25.5cm.) high
the stand, 20oz. (635gr.)
The crest is that of Dalrymple
Mark of Samuel Welles, London, 1742
Shaped oblong, on four shell, foliate and scroll feet, with reeded double-circular frame and leaf-capped scroll handle, the front applied with a fruiting and foliate scroll cartouche, the cut-glass bottles with silver bottle mounts each chased with shells and fishscales and with scroll thumbpiece and leaf-capped scroll handle, the covers and cartouche engraved with a crest surmounted by a motto, marked under base of stand
10in. (25.5cm.) high
the stand, 20oz. (635gr.)
The crest is that of Dalrymple
Provenance
The Dalrymple family
Bought from Walter H. Wilson, circa 1965.
Bought from Walter H. Wilson, circa 1965.
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