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MAKER'S MARK OF PHILIP RUNDELL, LONDON, 1819
Details
A REGENCY SILVER EGG CODDLER WITH SIX EGG CUPS
Maker's mark of Philip Rundell, London, 1819
Vase-form, on a spreading circular base with gadrooned band, the lower body fluted, the rim with a cast band of honeysuckles and anthemia at intervals, one side engraved with a coat-of-arms against foliage, the double-hinged cover opening in the center to reveal a frame with six cup holders, the central standard surmounted by a heart-shaped acanthus-capped reeded handle, the six cups with a cast band of honeysuckles and anthemia at intervals and engraved with a crest, marked on body, under cover, on frame and cups
9in. (24in.); 54oz. 10dwt. (1703gr.)
Maker's mark of Philip Rundell, London, 1819
Vase-form, on a spreading circular base with gadrooned band, the lower body fluted, the rim with a cast band of honeysuckles and anthemia at intervals, one side engraved with a coat-of-arms against foliage, the double-hinged cover opening in the center to reveal a frame with six cup holders, the central standard surmounted by a heart-shaped acanthus-capped reeded handle, the six cups with a cast band of honeysuckles and anthemia at intervals and engraved with a crest, marked on body, under cover, on frame and cups
9in. (24in.); 54oz. 10dwt. (1703gr.)
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 1983, lot 103.