A George I Silver-Gilt Salver, David Willaume, London, 1715
Auction Closed
January 30, 06:14 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 10,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
circular, on four scroll feet (applied circa 1730), with a gadroon and acanthus border with an inner band of scrolls and fleurs-de-lis, the center with an applied disc chased with a coat-of-arms, the underside with cut-card work where there would once have been a screw-on central foot, marked on the base
73 oz; 2270 g
diameter 13 1/2 in.; 34 cm
Christie's, Geneva, 15 May 1985, lot 91.
The arms are those of Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon (1696-1746) who su🌠cceeded to the earldom after the early death by feve𒐪r of his half-brother George in 1705.
He went on the Grand Tour in 1724 and marrꦰied Lady Sh🌸irley Selina, daughter of 2nd Earl Ferrers in 1728. The couple lived at Donnington Hall, Leicestershire.
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