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MARK OF PAUL CRESPIN, LONDON, 1730
Details
A GEORGE II SILVER CRUET-FRAME
MARK OF PAUL CRESPIN, LONDON, 1730
The double-circle frame on four scroll and pad feet, with three-ring bottle-holders and scroll handle, the faceted bottles each with star-cut base and faceted silver collar mount, hinged foliate cover and scroll handle, the bottle collars later engraved with two crests, and motto with earl's coronet above, marked on base of frame, also engraved with scratchweight '19oz-7dwt'
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high
The frame - 15 oz. (487 gr.)
The crests are those of Byng, for John, 1st Earl of Strafford G.C.B. (1772-1860) (3)
MARK OF PAUL CRESPIN, LONDON, 1730
The double-circle frame on four scroll and pad feet, with three-ring bottle-holders and scroll handle, the faceted bottles each with star-cut base and faceted silver collar mount, hinged foliate cover and scroll handle, the bottle collars later engraved with two crests, and motto with earl's coronet above, marked on base of frame, also engraved with scratchweight '19oz-7dwt'
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high
The frame - 15 oz. (487 gr.)
The crests are those of Byng, for John, 1st Earl of Strafford G.C.B. (1772-1860) (3)
Provenance
Presumably commissioned by Admiral Sir George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington and by descent to
John, 1st Earl of Strafford G.C.B. (1772-1860) and by descent.
John, 1st Earl of Strafford G.C.B. (1772-1860) and by descent.
Literature
Manuscript Inventory of Pictures and Plate created Heirloom under the will of the late George Stevens Byng, Earl of Strafford, December 1887. J.E. Boodle, Surveyor, 89 Chancery Lane, London WC1:
The Plate in the Custody of Messers Garrard & Co, 25 Haymarket, SW1, p.17 'An Antique oil and vinegar frame with two mounted cruets and labels, 19.15oz.'
The Plate in the Custody of Messers Garrard & Co, 25 Haymarket, SW1, p.17 'An Antique oil and vinegar frame with two mounted cruets and labels, 19.15oz.'
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.