MAKER'S MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1765
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A George III silver epergne
maker's mark of Thomas Heming, London, 1765
The shaped oval frame on four pierced leaf-capped shell and scroll feet, the body of the frame pierced and chased with stars, quatrefoils, shells, scrolls and foliage and hung with floral garlands, with four detachable ribbon-bound palm columns supporting the latticework canopy, pierced and chased with floral garlands and with detachable pineapple finial, the central detachable boat-shaped basket pierced with latticework, stars, quatrefoils, rosettes and scrolls, with rose and scroll terminals and shell, scroll and flower rim, with eight flower and leaf-capped scroll branches, four terminating in a beaded circular dish holder hung with floral garlands, each supporting a shaped circular pierced dish, and four hung with similar pierced basket with swing handle, the central basket engraved with a coat-of-arms, the dishes with a crest, fully marked
25in. (63.7cm.) high
267ozs. (8,308gr.)
maker's mark of Thomas Heming, London, 1765
The shaped oval frame on four pierced leaf-capped shell and scroll feet, the body of the frame pierced and chased with stars, quatrefoils, shells, scrolls and foliage and hung with floral garlands, with four detachable ribbon-bound palm columns supporting the latticework canopy, pierced and chased with floral garlands and with detachable pineapple finial, the central detachable boat-shaped basket pierced with latticework, stars, quatrefoils, rosettes and scrolls, with rose and scroll terminals and shell, scroll and flower rim, with eight flower and leaf-capped scroll branches, four terminating in a beaded circular dish holder hung with floral garlands, each supporting a shaped circular pierced dish, and four hung with similar pierced basket with swing handle, the central basket engraved with a coat-of-arms, the dishes with a crest, fully marked
25in. (63.7cm.) high
267ozs. (8,308gr.)