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MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLOR, LONDON, 1779
Details
A GEORGE III BASKET AND STAND
MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLOR, LONDON, 1779
Oval on four bud feet, the pierced sides applied with folded acanthus leaves and ribbon-tied oval cartouches, the basket with two applied ram's mask and drop ring handles and with pierced Vitruvian scroll rim, engraved with a coat-of-arms and a crest, with gilt copper liner, marked to underside of basket and of stand, engraved with scratchweights: 45:9 on stand and 47:3 on basket
the stand 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm.)
69 oz. 1 dwt. (2,148 gr.)
The arms are those of Linton impaling Trollope for John Linton (1751-1834) of Freiston Priory, co. Lincoln and his wife Isabella (1762-1842), daughter of Thomas Middleton Trollope, whom he married in 1790.
MARK OF JOHN WAKELIN AND WILLIAM TAYLOR, LONDON, 1779
Oval on four bud feet, the pierced sides applied with folded acanthus leaves and ribbon-tied oval cartouches, the basket with two applied ram's mask and drop ring handles and with pierced Vitruvian scroll rim, engraved with a coat-of-arms and a crest, with gilt copper liner, marked to underside of basket and of stand, engraved with scratchweights: 45:9 on stand and 47:3 on basket
the stand 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm.)
69 oz. 1 dwt. (2,148 gr.)
The arms are those of Linton impaling Trollope for John Linton (1751-1834) of Freiston Priory, co. Lincoln and his wife Isabella (1762-1842), daughter of Thomas Middleton Trollope, whom he married in 1790.
Provenance
John Linton (1751-1834) of Freiston Priory, co. Lincoln.
A Lady; Christie's, London, 14 July 1993, lot 51.
A Lady; Christie's, London, 14 July 1993, lot 51.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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