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Lot Essay
The crest is that of Fenwick.
This pair of wine coolers exemplifies the classical and Egyptian revivals of the early nineteenth century which followed archaeological discoveries and territorial conquests in Italy and the Nile and were encouraged by publications such as Vivant Denon's Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte of 1802.
Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith produced much of the silver in the fashionable Egyptian taste for Rundell Bridge and Rundell, including parts of an extensive service supplied to the Prince Regent.
These coolers, featuring sphinx heads, match another pair of coolers by Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith of 1804 and 1810. Formerly in the Marcos collection, they sold at Christie's, New York, 10 January 1991, lot 56, from The Philippine Presidential Commission on Good Government. Other silver of the same design includes a pair of octagonal salvers of 1805 sold Christie's, London, 11 June 1937, lot 94 and a pair of sauce tureens and stands of 1808, formerly in the the Al Tajir Collection, sold Christie's, London, 20 November 2001, lot 58.
This pair of wine coolers exemplifies the classical and Egyptian revivals of the early nineteenth century which followed archaeological discoveries and territorial conquests in Italy and the Nile and were encouraged by publications such as Vivant Denon's Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte of 1802.
Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith produced much of the silver in the fashionable Egyptian taste for Rundell Bridge and Rundell, including parts of an extensive service supplied to the Prince Regent.
These coolers, featuring sphinx heads, match another pair of coolers by Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith of 1804 and 1810. Formerly in the Marcos collection, they sold at Christie's, New York, 10 January 1991, lot 56, from The Philippine Presidential Commission on Good Government. Other silver of the same design includes a pair of octagonal salvers of 1805 sold Christie's, London, 11 June 1937, lot 94 and a pair of sauce tureens and stands of 1808, formerly in the the Al Tajir Collection, sold Christie's, London, 20 November 2001, lot 58.