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MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1750
细节
A GEORGE II SILVER CHINOISERIE CHOCOLATE POT
MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1750
Pear shaped on spreading foot cast and chased with three rococo cartouches framing garden scenes flanked by shells, the body chased with spiral and scroll flutes and inset with two cast Chinoiserie scenes of a lady with a parasol and another picking cacao beans, the spout with a gaping lion mouth forming a cartouche and a griffin head terminal, the wood handle with a boar's head upper socket and a spray of berried leaves at the base, the domed cover with flower spray finial and chained hinge peg, engraved on the spout with a crest, marked underneath and in cover
101/4 in. (26 cm.) high
gross weight 36 oz. 18 dwt. (1,148 gr.)
MARK OF THOMAS HEMING, LONDON, 1750
Pear shaped on spreading foot cast and chased with three rococo cartouches framing garden scenes flanked by shells, the body chased with spiral and scroll flutes and inset with two cast Chinoiserie scenes of a lady with a parasol and another picking cacao beans, the spout with a gaping lion mouth forming a cartouche and a griffin head terminal, the wood handle with a boar's head upper socket and a spray of berried leaves at the base, the domed cover with flower spray finial and chained hinge peg, engraved on the spout with a crest, marked underneath and in cover
101/4 in. (26 cm.) high
gross weight 36 oz. 18 dwt. (1,148 gr.)
来源
Peter A. Paanakker (1925-1999) of Los Angeles, collector and philanthropist,
The Collection of the late Peter A. Paanakker; Sotheby's, New York, 11 April 2000, lot 162.
The Collection of the late Peter A. Paanakker; Sotheby's, New York, 11 April 2000, lot 162.
注意事项
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.
荣誉呈献
Harry Williams-Bulkeley
International Head of Silver Department