Lot Essay
Two copies of the catalogue for the 1914 Christie's auction from which this lot was purchased are included with lot 521 in this sale.
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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1750
Details
A GEORGE II SILVER-GILT VASE AND COVER
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1750
Of vase shape supported on a spreading foot with an egg and dart border, the detachable cover with a similar rim and a bud and leaf finial, engraved with a crest below an Earl's coronet - 5¼in. (13.3cm.) high, 8oz.
The crest and coronet are those of the Earl of Ashburham, probably for John, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham (1724-1812)
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1750
Of vase shape supported on a spreading foot with an egg and dart border, the detachable cover with a similar rim and a bud and leaf finial, engraved with a crest below an Earl's coronet - 5¼in. (13.3cm.) high, 8oz.
The crest and coronet are those of the Earl of Ashburham, probably for John, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham (1724-1812)
Provenance
John, 2nd Earl of Ashburnham, (1724-1812), thence by descent to
Bertram, 5th Earl of Ashburnham (1840-1913)
The Property of Bertram, 5th Earl of Ashburnham, Deceased, Christie's London, 24 March 1914, lot 65
Sydney George Holland, 2nd Viscount Knutsford thence by descent to the current owner
Bertram, 5th Earl of Ashburnham (1840-1913)
The Property of Bertram, 5th Earl of Ashburnham, Deceased, Christie's London, 24 March 1914, lot 65
Sydney George Holland, 2nd Viscount Knutsford thence by descent to the current owner
Special notice
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