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MAKER'S MARK, TS, PERHAPS FOR THOMAS SHEPHARD, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1750
Details
A SET OF SIX GEORGE II IRISH SILVER SALT-CELLARS
MAKER'S MARK, TS, PERHAPS FOR THOMAS SHEPHARD, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1750
Each of open shell form on coral supports and resting on openwork base cast and chased with shells and seaweed, the gilt bowl with rocaille grip engraved with a crest in a cartouche, marked on rims and engraved on the undersides with scratch weights 7=9 1/2, 7=5 1/2, 7=14, 7=2, 7=6, and 7=8 1/2
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) long
42 oz. 19 dwt. (1,336 gr.)
MAKER'S MARK, TS, PERHAPS FOR THOMAS SHEPHARD, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1750
Each of open shell form on coral supports and resting on openwork base cast and chased with shells and seaweed, the gilt bowl with rocaille grip engraved with a crest in a cartouche, marked on rims and engraved on the undersides with scratch weights 7=9 1/2, 7=5 1/2, 7=14, 7=2, 7=6, and 7=8 1/2
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) long
42 oz. 19 dwt. (1,336 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 30 April 1987, lot 155.
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.
Brought to you by
Harry Williams-Bulkeley
International Head of Silver Department