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MARK OF HUMPHREY PAYNE, LONDON, 1743
Details
A George II silver punch-bowl
Mark of Humphrey Payne, London, 1743
Slightly bombé circular on stepped circular foot, with moulded borders, the body engraved below the rim with a border of scrolling shells, rocaille and foliage, with two cartouches enclosing a coat-of-arms and a crest, the underside with presentation inscription 'The Gift of Mrs Eliz. Austen 1744.*', marked under foot
9½in. (24cm.) diam.
44oz. (1,373gr.)
The arms are those of Wynne impaling Gosling, for Robert Wynne Esq. (1698-1771) of Garthewin, co. Denbigh, and his first wife Diana (d.1747), née Gosling.
Mark of Humphrey Payne, London, 1743
Slightly bombé circular on stepped circular foot, with moulded borders, the body engraved below the rim with a border of scrolling shells, rocaille and foliage, with two cartouches enclosing a coat-of-arms and a crest, the underside with presentation inscription 'The Gift of Mrs Eliz. Austen 1744.*', marked under foot
9½in. (24cm.) diam.
44oz. (1,373gr.)
The arms are those of Wynne impaling Gosling, for Robert Wynne Esq. (1698-1771) of Garthewin, co. Denbigh, and his first wife Diana (d.1747), née Gosling.
Provenance
Robert Wynne Esq., of Garthewin, Abergele, North Wales and then by descent to
R. O. S. Wynne Esq; Christie's London, 5 May 1937, lot 24 (£373 to Partridge)
A Gentleman [Partridge and Son Ltd.]; 13 July 1938, lot 135 (£217 to Mallett)
R. O. S. Wynne Esq; Christie's London, 5 May 1937, lot 24 (£373 to Partridge)
A Gentleman [Partridge and Son Ltd.]; 13 July 1938, lot 135 (£217 to Mallett)
Special notice
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