Sale 7597
London
|
10 June 2008
THE PROPERTY OF AN IRISH PRIVATE COLLECTION (Lots 226-234)
Price realised
GBP 5,625
Estimate
A GEORGE II IRISH SILVER COFFEE-POT MARK OF STEPHEN WALSH, CORK, CIRCA 1750 Pear-shaped and on a spreading foot, with a foliage and shell-capped spout, the domed cover with an ebonised wood finial, engraved with a crest, marked underneath 12¼ in. (31 cm.) high gross weight 37 oz. (1,145 gr.)
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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