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Lot Essay
The arms are those of Wilson
Like the silver-gilt fruit coolers attributed to designer J. J. Boileau (lot 184), this centerpiece on stand exemplifies the taste for Egyptian motifs in the early nineteenth century. Of particular note on the present lot is the plaited hair tied beneath the chin of each sphinx figure, a classical motif which is characteristic of the designs of J. J. Boileau.
A silver-gilt jardiniere and liner, without stand, dating to 1804 by Digby Scott and Benajmin Smith sold from the collection of Lord Camoys at Christie's, London on March 21, 1979, lot 24.
Like the silver-gilt fruit coolers attributed to designer J. J. Boileau (lot 184), this centerpiece on stand exemplifies the taste for Egyptian motifs in the early nineteenth century. Of particular note on the present lot is the plaited hair tied beneath the chin of each sphinx figure, a classical motif which is characteristic of the designs of J. J. Boileau.
A silver-gilt jardiniere and liner, without stand, dating to 1804 by Digby Scott and Benajmin Smith sold from the collection of Lord Camoys at Christie's, London on March 21, 1979, lot 24.