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PROPERTY OF A LADY
A GEORGE III SILVER EPERGNE
MARK OF WILLIAM PITTS, LONDON, THE FRAME 1804 THE BRANCHES 1810
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A GEORGE III SILVER EPERGNE
MARK OF WILLIAM PITTS, LONDON, THE FRAME 1804 THE BRANCHES 1810
Shaped oval and on four openwork foliage feet, with openwork rim and four detachable branches, each supporting a cut-glass bowl, engraved inside with initials 'CFJH', marked on rim of frame, on each branch and under each bowl
17 in. (43 cm.) maximum width
69 oz. 19 dwt. (2,176 gr.)
The initials are almost certainly for Charles Floyer Humberstone (1783-1858) and his wife Jane. Charles was the son of the Jacobite John Humberstone Crawley and his wife Jame Floyer of Hints Hall, Staffordshire.
MARK OF WILLIAM PITTS, LONDON, THE FRAME 1804 THE BRANCHES 1810
Shaped oval and on four openwork foliage feet, with openwork rim and four detachable branches, each supporting a cut-glass bowl, engraved inside with initials 'CFJH', marked on rim of frame, on each branch and under each bowl
17 in. (43 cm.) maximum width
69 oz. 19 dwt. (2,176 gr.)
The initials are almost certainly for Charles Floyer Humberstone (1783-1858) and his wife Jane. Charles was the son of the Jacobite John Humberstone Crawley and his wife Jame Floyer of Hints Hall, Staffordshire.
Provenance
Almost certainly Charles Floyer Humberstone (1783-1858) and his wife Jane and then by descent.
Sale room notice
One small glass bowl has been damaged during the sale view and will be replaced at Christie's expense after the sale.
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