MARK OF ANDREW FOGELBERG AND STEPHEN GILBERT, LONDON, 1785

Details

A GEORGE III SILVER TEA CADDY ON STAND
MARK OF ANDREW FOGELBERG AND STEPHEN GILBERT, LONDON, 1785
The plain oval caddy applied with a band of Vitruvian scroll and husks on a matted ground, with beaded borders, the hinged cover with a beaded drop ring handle, engraved on body with a coat-of-arms, the cover with a crest, on openwork base on ball feet with four fluted ram's mask capped legs hung with laurel garlands, marked underneath caddy and in cover
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) wide
22 oz. 17 dwt. (712 gr.)
The arms are those of Bridgeman quartering Mathews, Newport and Wilbraham, with Simpson in pretence, for Sir Henry Bridgeman 4th Bt. (1725-1800), later created 1st Baron Bradford (1725-1800), and his wife, Elisabeth Simpson, daughter and heir of the Rev. John Simpson of Stoke and Balworth, whom he married in 1755.

Provenance

Sir Henry Bridgeman 4th Bt. (1725-1800), later created 1st Baron Bradford (1725-1800).
Miss E. M. Gibbons; Sotheby's, London, 1 February 1973, lot 153.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 9 September 2003, lot 207.

Literature

V. Brett, The Sotheby's Directory of Silver 1600-1940, New York, 1986, p. 230.
P. Waldron, The Price Guide to Antique Silver, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 309.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

SIR HENRY BRIDGEMAN 4TH BT.
Henry was educated at Queen's College Cambridge, and succeeded his father, Sir Orlando Bridgeman, as 4th baronet in 1764. He was awarded a Doctor of Laws by Cambridge in 1769 and a Doctor of Civil Laws by Oxford in 1793. He inherited the Weston Part estate from his uncle in 1762. He served for 20 years as M.P. for Ludlow and Wenlock, and was elevated to the peerage as the 1st Baron Bradford upon his retirement in 1794. He also served as clerk of the household to the Prince of Wales until his accession as King George III in 1760. Baron Bradford died in London on 5 June 1800.

The Victoria and Albert Museum has a related silver-gilt teapot on a similar stand (M.47&A-1960), also by Fogelberg. It has been suggested that the design may be attributed to Sir William Chambers (1726-1796), see lot 70.

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