Lot Essay
The arms are those of Cavendish impaling those of Boyle, borne by William, 4th Duke of Devonshire, born in 1720, who, as Marquess of Hartington, served as a Prime Minister from November 1756 to June 1757.
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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A PAIR OF GEORGE I SILVER CASTERS
MARK OF PIERRE PLATEL, LONDON, CIRCA 1715
Details
A PAIR OF GEORGE I SILVER CASTERS
MARK OF PIERRE PLATEL, LONDON, CIRCA 1715
Each baluster, raised on a spreading circular foot, the pierced domed cover with ball finial and bayonet fitting, the banded mid-section engraved with a Marquess' coat-of-arms, marked underneath with maker's mark only
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) high; 18 oz. 10 dwt. (580 gr.)
MARK OF PIERRE PLATEL, LONDON, CIRCA 1715
Each baluster, raised on a spreading circular foot, the pierced domed cover with ball finial and bayonet fitting, the banded mid-section engraved with a Marquess' coat-of-arms, marked underneath with maker's mark only
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) high; 18 oz. 10 dwt. (580 gr.)
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 18 October 1995, lot 436
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