Sale 7597
London
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10 June 2008
THE OAKWOOD COLLECTION (Lots 1-106)
Price realised
GBP 475
Estimate
A GEORGE I SILVER TOBACCO-BOX APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1720 Oval and with moulded rim, the detachable cover engraved with a cypher below an earl's coronet 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide 4.5 oz. (140 gr.)
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Pre-Lot Text
Our Head of Silver reflects on the importance of great mentors, and his most memorable finds across 28 years with the company
Four contemporary silversmiths — hailing from China, Belgium, Britain and Japan — who have harnessed ancient techniques to their own distinctive styles
From an intricately worked 15th-century spoon to a Georg Jensen jug, via a Rococo sugar box made by the greatest silversmith of the 18th century
Ahead of our Paris sale on 10 September, Meredith Etherington-Smith salutes three generations of collectors from one family
What a newcomer needs to know about the highly collectable, grain-based liquor served at all Chinese state banquets