Lot Essay
A pair of similar jardinieres and stands, also by Wakelin and Taylor, 1780 are illustrated in R. Rowe, Adam Silver, London, 1965, pl.66
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A GEORGE III SILVER JARDINIERE AND STAND
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A GEORGE III SILVER JARDINIERE AND STAND
maker's mark of John Wakelin and William Taylor, London, the jardinere, 1790, the stand 1791
Oval, each on four bud and foliage feet and pierced with a band of slats, applied with husk ornament and ribbon-tied circular cartouches, the jardiniere with cast ram's mask and drop-ring handles and pierced Vitruvian scroll rim, each engraved with a monogram, marked on jardiniere and stand, the stand 14¾in. (37.5cm.) long, 7½in. (19cm.) high overall
84ozs. (2,625grs.)
maker's mark of John Wakelin and William Taylor, London, the jardinere, 1790, the stand 1791
Oval, each on four bud and foliage feet and pierced with a band of slats, applied with husk ornament and ribbon-tied circular cartouches, the jardiniere with cast ram's mask and drop-ring handles and pierced Vitruvian scroll rim, each engraved with a monogram, marked on jardiniere and stand, the stand 14¾in. (37.5cm.) long, 7½in. (19cm.) high overall
84ozs. (2,625grs.)