Lot Essay
The arms are those of Agar for Charles, 1st Earl of Normanton (1736-1809).
MAKER'S MARK OF GEORGE METHUEN, LONDON, 1752
Details
A George II cruet
maker's mark of George Methuen, London, 1752
The hexafoil stand on four shell and scroll feet and with openwork frame and with leaf-capped scroll supports and detachable leaf-capped rim handle with baluster stem, applied with two shaped-oval cartouches, fitted with three inverted pear-shaped casters, each on spreading circular foot and with pierced domed cover with bell-shaped finial and with six plain cylindrical spice boxes each with domed cover and ball finial, and with three cut-glass bottles each with domed cover and ball finials, the stand later engraved with a coat-of-arms beneath Earl's coronet, the casters, bottle covers and spice boxes each later engraved with a crest beneath Earl's coronet, marked on stand, spice boxes and casters, the bottle covers, spice box covers and handle unmarked
the stand 10¾in. (27.5cm.) high
12¼in. (31.5cm.) wide
110ozs. (3,440grs.)
maker's mark of George Methuen, London, 1752
The hexafoil stand on four shell and scroll feet and with openwork frame and with leaf-capped scroll supports and detachable leaf-capped rim handle with baluster stem, applied with two shaped-oval cartouches, fitted with three inverted pear-shaped casters, each on spreading circular foot and with pierced domed cover with bell-shaped finial and with six plain cylindrical spice boxes each with domed cover and ball finial, and with three cut-glass bottles each with domed cover and ball finials, the stand later engraved with a coat-of-arms beneath Earl's coronet, the casters, bottle covers and spice boxes each later engraved with a crest beneath Earl's coronet, marked on stand, spice boxes and casters, the bottle covers, spice box covers and handle unmarked
the stand 10¾in. (27.5cm.) high
12¼in. (31.5cm.) wide
110ozs. (3,440grs.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, 19 June 1946, lot 43, (165 to Gilbert)