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PROPERTY OF THE LATE MRS. JULIE SCHONFRUCHT
A GEORGE II SILVER-GILT SALVER
LONDON, 1751, MARK INDISTINCT BUT PROBABLY THAT OF THOMAS HEMING
Details
A GEORGE II SILVER-GILT SALVER
London, 1751, mark indistinct but probably that of Thomas Heming
Shaped circular, on four shell, leaf and lion's mask feet, the cast border with four cartouches chased with chinoiserie scenes, four masks emblematic of the seasons, grape vines and leopards, insects and foliage, the field chased with a later armorials with drapery mantling, marked on reverse and border
25¼in. (64cm.) diameter; 211oz. 10dwt. (6576gr.) gross weight
London, 1751, mark indistinct but probably that of Thomas Heming
Shaped circular, on four shell, leaf and lion's mask feet, the cast border with four cartouches chased with chinoiserie scenes, four masks emblematic of the seasons, grape vines and leopards, insects and foliage, the field chased with a later armorials with drapery mantling, marked on reverse and border
25¼in. (64cm.) diameter; 211oz. 10dwt. (6576gr.) gross weight
Provenance
William, 1st Viscount Lonsdale (1757-1844) thence by descent to Lancelot, 6th Earl of Lonsdale (1867-1953)
The Earl of Lonsdale, sold Christie's, London, February 19, 1947, lot 122 (£180 to Platt)
The Earl of Lonsdale, sold Christie's, London, February 19, 1947, lot 122 (£180 to Platt)