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MARK OF GEORGE HUNTER, LONDON, 1752
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A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER SAUCEBOATS
MARK OF GEORGE HUNTER, LONDON, 1752
Each on shaped oval foot cast with rococo motifs, the shell-shaped body with foliate scroll rim and flying scroll handle with a cast caryatid thumbpiece, engraved below the rim with a coat-of-arms and crest, marked on underside of lip
71/4 in. (18.4 cm.) high; 71/2 in. (19.1 cm.) wide
37 oz. 15 dwt. (1,175 gr.)
The arms are those of Cator impaling Collinson, for John Cator (1728-1806) of Ross, Herefordshire and Beckenham Place, Kent, who succeeded his father in 1763 and married Mary, daughter of the botanist Peter Collinson, F.R.S., F.S.A., in 1753. He was later M.P. for Wallingford from 1772 until 1780. He sat as M.P. for Ipswich in 1784 and then Stockbridge from 1790 until 1793.
MARK OF GEORGE HUNTER, LONDON, 1752
Each on shaped oval foot cast with rococo motifs, the shell-shaped body with foliate scroll rim and flying scroll handle with a cast caryatid thumbpiece, engraved below the rim with a coat-of-arms and crest, marked on underside of lip
71/4 in. (18.4 cm.) high; 71/2 in. (19.1 cm.) wide
37 oz. 15 dwt. (1,175 gr.)
The arms are those of Cator impaling Collinson, for John Cator (1728-1806) of Ross, Herefordshire and Beckenham Place, Kent, who succeeded his father in 1763 and married Mary, daughter of the botanist Peter Collinson, F.R.S., F.S.A., in 1753. He was later M.P. for Wallingford from 1772 until 1780. He sat as M.P. for Ipswich in 1784 and then Stockbridge from 1790 until 1793.
Provenance
John Cator M.P. (1728-1806) of Ross, Herefordshire and Beckenham Place, Kent, then by descent to his nephew,
John Barwell Cator (1781-1858) of Beckenham Place, Kent and Woodbastwick Hall, Norfolk, then by descent to,
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry John Cator M.C. (1897-1965) of Woodbastwick Hall, Norfolk,
Colonel H.J. Cator M.C., removed from Woodbastwick Hall, Norwich; Christie's, London, 14 March 1951, lot 63 (£98 to Spink).
With Partridge Fine Art Ltd, London.
John Barwell Cator (1781-1858) of Beckenham Place, Kent and Woodbastwick Hall, Norfolk, then by descent to,
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry John Cator M.C. (1897-1965) of Woodbastwick Hall, Norfolk,
Colonel H.J. Cator M.C., removed from Woodbastwick Hall, Norwich; Christie's, London, 14 March 1951, lot 63 (£98 to Spink).
With Partridge Fine Art Ltd, London.
Brought to you by
Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections