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拍品专文
The arms are those of Nugent.
This pair of Sheffield-plated wine coolers relate to a set of eight silver wine coolers by Benjamin Smith, 1808 that were supplied to the Duke of Cambridge. This set was sold at Christie's, London, 6-7 June 1904. They also relate to an extensive dinner service of exceptionally fine quality by Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith of 1806. The service consisted of four wine coolers, two soup tureens and four sauce tureens by Benjamin Smith of 1807. Like the present lot, all are applied with the distinctive caduceus handles with Mercury-mask joins. The service was commissioned by Richard Fountayne Wilson of Melton Park, Yorkshire (1783-1847) who was described as "probably the richest commoner in the Empire" by the London Illustrated News. It was sold by Wilson's descendant at Christie's, London, 3 July 1946. The soup tureens and a pair of sauce tureens were later sold from the collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Christie's, New York, 20 October 1999, lots 186 and 187. A pair of the wine coolers sold at Christie's, New York, 20 April 2001, lot 277.
This pair of Sheffield-plated wine coolers relate to a set of eight silver wine coolers by Benjamin Smith, 1808 that were supplied to the Duke of Cambridge. This set was sold at Christie's, London, 6-7 June 1904. They also relate to an extensive dinner service of exceptionally fine quality by Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith of 1806. The service consisted of four wine coolers, two soup tureens and four sauce tureens by Benjamin Smith of 1807. Like the present lot, all are applied with the distinctive caduceus handles with Mercury-mask joins. The service was commissioned by Richard Fountayne Wilson of Melton Park, Yorkshire (1783-1847) who was described as "probably the richest commoner in the Empire" by the London Illustrated News. It was sold by Wilson's descendant at Christie's, London, 3 July 1946. The soup tureens and a pair of sauce tureens were later sold from the collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Christie's, New York, 20 October 1999, lots 186 and 187. A pair of the wine coolers sold at Christie's, New York, 20 April 2001, lot 277.