Lot Essay
Please see the note to Lot 34.
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MARK OF WILLIAM BURWASH, LONDON, 1819
Details
Two George III silver-gilt cups and covers
Mark of William Burwash, London, 1819
Each partly-fluted urn-shaped on slightly domed partly-fluted circular foot, the body with a broad border of scrolling foliage on a matted ground, and central oval plaque with a scene of two jockeys in a race, the two reeded handles with lions' mask terminals, the domed cover with guilloche borders and acanthus bud finial on a partly matted ground, marked on bases and one cover, one cover unmarked, one foot engraved 'W GRAY NEW BOND STREET FECIT' the other 'GRAY FECIT BOND ST. LONDON
15½in. (39cm.) high
251oz. (7,827gr.) (2)
Mark of William Burwash, London, 1819
Each partly-fluted urn-shaped on slightly domed partly-fluted circular foot, the body with a broad border of scrolling foliage on a matted ground, and central oval plaque with a scene of two jockeys in a race, the two reeded handles with lions' mask terminals, the domed cover with guilloche borders and acanthus bud finial on a partly matted ground, marked on bases and one cover, one cover unmarked, one foot engraved 'W GRAY NEW BOND STREET FECIT' the other 'GRAY FECIT BOND ST. LONDON
15½in. (39cm.) high
251oz. (7,827gr.) (2)
Provenance
Hugh, 12th Earl of Eglinton K.T. (1739-1819) and then by descent to
Archibald, 16th Earl of Eglinton and Winton (1880-1945)
The Earl of Eglinton and Winton; Christie's London, 12 July 1922, lots 30 and 31 (£66 and £66 to Comyns)
Archibald, 16th Earl of Eglinton and Winton (1880-1945)
The Earl of Eglinton and Winton; Christie's London, 12 July 1922, lots 30 and 31 (£66 and £66 to Comyns)
Special notice
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