MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1770

Details

A PAIR OF GEORGE III ROYAL SILVER SAUCEBOATS
MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1770
Each boat shaped, on oval stylised shell shaped foot, the slightly bombé body spirally fluted with chased wave design and fluted everted rim, the cast flying scroll handle with a foliate scroll, engraved below the lip with the Royal badge flanked by the initials GR, marked below the lip
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) long
40 oz. 8 dwt. (1,257 gr.)
The arms are those of King George III (1760-1820), of Great Britain and Ireland.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 18 February 1981, lot 703.
The Victor Niederhoffer Collection; Sotheby's, New York, 22 April 1998, lot 232.

Literature

V. Brett, The Sotheby's Directory of Silver, 1600-1940, London, 1986, p. 223, no. 989.

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

French in style, influenced by the designs of the Parisian goldsmith Thomas Germain, published in his Elements d'orfèvrerie, Paris, 1748, these sauceboats are almost identical to a set of sixteen silver-gilt examples in the Royal Collection, also by Heming, dated 1761-1762, exhibited, London, The Queen's Gallery, George III & Queen Charlotte, Patronage, Collecting and Court Taste, 2004, pp. 322-4, cat. no. 339. The form was made by Heming from the 1750s as shown by a pair of 1758 sold Christie's London, 23 June 1971 and a pair of 1756, sold Christie's, New York, 26 January 2010, lot 118.

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