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MARK OF EDWARD AND JAMES BARNARD, LONDON, 1862
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A set of four Victorian silver salt-cellars
Mark of Edward and James Barnard, London, 1862
Each formed as a standing figure on reeded circular base, two modelled as young men, one wearing aristocratic dress, the other that of a peasant, and two similar young ladies, each holding a simulated wickerwork oval basket, on a rocky textured ground, each base engraved with two crests, marked on bases and figures, the bases numbered
7¾in. (19.7cm.) high
65oz. (2,034gr.) (4)
Mark of Edward and James Barnard, London, 1862
Each formed as a standing figure on reeded circular base, two modelled as young men, one wearing aristocratic dress, the other that of a peasant, and two similar young ladies, each holding a simulated wickerwork oval basket, on a rocky textured ground, each base engraved with two crests, marked on bases and figures, the bases numbered
7¾in. (19.7cm.) high
65oz. (2,034gr.) (4)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 11 July 1985, lot 191
Literature
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 176, p. 228, illustrated
Exhibited
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection,, 1989, no. 176
Special notice
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