A GEORGE III SILVER COFFEE-JUG
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A GEORGE III SILVER COFFEE-JUG

MARK OF ROBERT ALBIN COX, LONDON, 1772

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A GEORGE III SILVER COFFEE-JUG
MARK OF ROBERT ALBIN COX, LONDON, 1772
Vase-shaped and on square base, part-fluted with guilloche border, the hinged cover with baluster finial, engraved with a coat-of-arms, marked under base and on cover bezel
13 in. (33 cm.) high
gross weight 37 oz. 12 dwt. (1,169 gr.)
The arms are those of Crompton quartering Rookes quartering Stansfield, almost certainly for William Rookes Compton Stansfield (1790-1871) of Esholt Hall, West Yorkshire.
Provenance
William Rookes Compton Stansfield (1790- 1871).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 17 November 1980, lot 47.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

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