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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, THE MAJORITY CIRCA 1680
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MARY, COUNTESS OF CARDIGAN'S TOILET SERVICE
AN IMPORTANT COMPOSITE CHARLES II AND GEORGE II SILVER-GILT TOILET SERVICE
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, THE MAJORITY CIRCA 1680
Comprising:
A pair of rectangular caskets, each on later ball feet, the sides chased with scrolling foliage the covers each with classical and military scenes, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
9½ in. (24.2 cm.) long
A pair of large circular boxes, similarly chased, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) diam.
A pair of square boxes, the sides similarly chased the covers chased with putti, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
4½ in. (11.5 cm.) square
A pair of smaller square boxes, the sides similarly chased, the covers chased with buildings and landscapes, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
2¾ in. (7.3 cm.) square
An oblong casket with a domed cover, the interior later fitted with glass bottles, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet, perhaps converted from a pin cushion
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) long
A pair of square cannisters, chased with figures emblematic of Justice, Truth, Fortitude and Temperance, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
A pair of square cluster column candlesticks, the bases later applied with floral festoons, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
6 3/8 in. (14 cm.) high
A pair of oblong dishes, the sides similarly applied, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet circa 1740
8 in. (20.2 cm.) long
An oval mirror, the sides chased with putti and scrolling foliage, applied with figural vignettes, the mirror circa 1740, the vignettes circa 1680
23½ in. (59.7 cm.) high
252 oz. (7,837 gr.) weighable silver
The cypher is that of Mary, Countess of Cardigan (c.1711-1775) (16)
AN IMPORTANT COMPOSITE CHARLES II AND GEORGE II SILVER-GILT TOILET SERVICE
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, THE MAJORITY CIRCA 1680
Comprising:
A pair of rectangular caskets, each on later ball feet, the sides chased with scrolling foliage the covers each with classical and military scenes, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
9½ in. (24.2 cm.) long
A pair of large circular boxes, similarly chased, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) diam.
A pair of square boxes, the sides similarly chased the covers chased with putti, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
4½ in. (11.5 cm.) square
A pair of smaller square boxes, the sides similarly chased, the covers chased with buildings and landscapes, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
2¾ in. (7.3 cm.) square
An oblong casket with a domed cover, the interior later fitted with glass bottles, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet, perhaps converted from a pin cushion
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) long
A pair of square cannisters, chased with figures emblematic of Justice, Truth, Fortitude and Temperance, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
A pair of square cluster column candlesticks, the bases later applied with floral festoons, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet
6 3/8 in. (14 cm.) high
A pair of oblong dishes, the sides similarly applied, engraved with a cypher below a countess' coronet circa 1740
8 in. (20.2 cm.) long
An oval mirror, the sides chased with putti and scrolling foliage, applied with figural vignettes, the mirror circa 1740, the vignettes circa 1680
23½ in. (59.7 cm.) high
252 oz. (7,837 gr.) weighable silver
The cypher is that of Mary, Countess of Cardigan (c.1711-1775) (16)
Provenance
Mary, Countess of Cardigan (1711/12-1775), wife of George, 4th Earl of Cardigan (1712-1790), later created Duke of Montagu, possibly as a gift on her marriage in 1730, and then by descent to her daughter
Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleuch (d.1827), wife of Henry, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch (1746-1812) and then by descent to her second daughter
Elizabeth, Countess of Home (d.1837), wife of Alexander, 10th Earl of Home (1769-1841) and then by descent to her great-grandson
Charles, 13th Earl of Home (1873-1918)
The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Home; Christie's London, 17 June 1919, lot 56, a 'Silver-Gilt Toilet Service' (£460 to S.J. Phillips), lot 75 a 'Pair of Silver-Gilt Candlesticks' (£36 to S.J. Phillips) and 76 a 'Pair of oblong dishes' (£16 to S.J. Phillips)
The Chequers Trust; Christie's London, 24 November 1976, lot 175
Elizabeth, Duchess of Buccleuch (d.1827), wife of Henry, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch (1746-1812) and then by descent to her second daughter
Elizabeth, Countess of Home (d.1837), wife of Alexander, 10th Earl of Home (1769-1841) and then by descent to her great-grandson
Charles, 13th Earl of Home (1873-1918)
The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Home; Christie's London, 17 June 1919, lot 56, a 'Silver-Gilt Toilet Service' (£460 to S.J. Phillips), lot 75 a 'Pair of Silver-Gilt Candlesticks' (£36 to S.J. Phillips) and 76 a 'Pair of oblong dishes' (£16 to S.J. Phillips)
The Chequers Trust; Christie's London, 24 November 1976, lot 175
Exhibited
London, South Kensington Loan Exhibition, no. 6206 (excluding the pair of dishes)
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