DUBLIN, 1724

Details

TWO GEORGE I IRISH SILVER PEPPER CASTERS
DUBLIN, 1724
Each of baluster form with stepped circular foot, the pierced covers surmounted with baluster finial, one engraved CAYON PEPPER to cover, each engraved with crest, each marked on side
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) high; 5 oz. 12 dwt. (177 gr.)

Provenance

A wedding gift from Mr and Mrs Osgood.

Literature

D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 394, no. 442, 443 (illustrated).

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Lot Essay

Ellen Osgood was a friend of mine and my college roommates and a member of a group, which included my wife-to-be Peggy McGrath, who went around together. Her parents sent these beautiful casters to us as a wedding present. They were among the nicest presents we received. - David Rockefeller. (D. Fennimore et al., p. 394).

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