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MARK OF RALPH LEAKE, LONDON, 1673
Details
A PAIR OF CHARLES II SILVER CASKETS
MARK OF RALPH LEAKE, LONDON, 1673
Each oblong and on facetted bun feet, the sides and hinged cover each chased in high relief with flowers and foliage on a matted ground, the sides within corded borders, with cast winged putto thumbpiece, marked inside and on cover
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.)
72 oz. 16 dwt. (2,265 gr.)
MARK OF RALPH LEAKE, LONDON, 1673
Each oblong and on facetted bun feet, the sides and hinged cover each chased in high relief with flowers and foliage on a matted ground, the sides within corded borders, with cast winged putto thumbpiece, marked inside and on cover
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.)
72 oz. 16 dwt. (2,265 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's London, 23 June 1976, lot 78.
The British Rail Pension Fund; Sotheby's, 19 November 1987, lot 42.
A Gentleman; Christie's, London, 12 June 2002, lot 120.
The British Rail Pension Fund; Sotheby's, 19 November 1987, lot 42.
A Gentleman; Christie's, London, 12 June 2002, lot 120.
Literature
Michael Clayton, Christie's Pictorial History of English and American Silver, Oxford, 1985, p. 69, no. 11.
Sotheby's, Art at Auction, London, 1988, p. 350.
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 35, p. 55.
Sotheby's, Art at Auction, London, 1988, p. 350.
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, London, 1989, no. 35, p. 55.
Exhibited
Doncaster, Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, 1977-1987.
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajor Collection, 1989, no. 35.
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajor Collection, 1989, no. 35.
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