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A GEORGE II SILVER SAUCE BOAT, PAIR OF SALVERS AND FOUR SALTS, PETER ARCHAMBO II & PETER MEURE, LONDON, 1753/55 |
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- marked on bases and with scratch weights, sauce boat 22:8 1/2, salvers 18:4 and 18:17, salts 6:1, 6:5, 6:1 and 5:16
- silver, silver with gilt interior
- diameter of salver 9 in., length of sauce boat 8 1/4 in.
- 22.9 cm, 21 cm
all raised on scroll feet with quilted bodies and gadroon borders, engraved with arms and motto PER DEUM ET FERRUM OBTINUI on spout of gravy boat and centers of salvers, the two circular and two oval salts engraved with crests on bases
Condition
engravings rubbed, gravy boat handle dented slightly to one side, centers of salvers and oval salts with wear/surface scratches from use, overall good condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The arms are those of Hill impaling Fitzgerald for Wills, Viscount Kilwarlin and Earl of Hillsborough, and his wife Margaretta, daughter of Robert Fitzgerald, Earl of Kildare, and sister of James, 1st Duke of Leinster. Wills was created Marquess of Downshire in 1789. He died in 1793.