FROM THE HILMAR REKSTEN COLLECTION
Sold on behalf of the Bankrupt Estate of the late HILMAR REKSTEN
AN IMPORTANT GEORGE II TAPERING CYLINDRICAL COFFEE POT, on moulded circular foot, the curved spout terminating in bird's mask and with hinged stepped cover and baluster finial, the handle sockets cast and chased with shells and stylised foliage, the spout and cover chased with foliate scrolls, engraved with a coat-of-arms, by Paul de Lamerie, 1734
Details
AN IMPORTANT GEORGE II TAPERING CYLINDRICAL COFFEE POT, on moulded circular foot, the curved spout terminating in bird's mask and with hinged stepped cover and baluster finial, the handle sockets cast and chased with shells and stylised foliage, the spout and cover chased with foliate scrolls, engraved with a coat-of-arms, by Paul de Lamerie, 1734
8¼in. (21cm.) high
(gross 25ozs.)
8¼in. (21cm.) high
(gross 25ozs.)
Provenance
Lady Sophie Meade, Sotheby's, 17th November, 1960, lot 166 (#1,800 to Kaye)