拍品 403
- 403
A GEORGE III SILVER SOUP TUREEN AND COVER, WILLIAM TUITE, LONDON, 1763 |
估價
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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描述
- fully marked on base, cover with lion passant only
- silver
- length over handles 13 1/2 in.
- 34.3 cm
raised on scroll-and-ball feet, handles terminate in rococo cartouches, engraved on one side with arms, supporters and motto TOUT EST VANITE below a coronet and above arms, other side with arms only, cover with melon finial
Condition
small dings throughout, engravings worn and decoration softened, cover with small dent to rim, interior with scratches from use, otherwise 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.
拍品資料及來源
The arms, which show all her titles, are those of Agar, for Ellis Agar, daughter of James Agar and Mary Wemyss. She married 1st in 1726 Theobald Bourke, 7th Viscount Mayo, and on his death, secondly Francis Bermingham, 14th Baron Athenry (1692-1750), In 1758 she was granted, for life only, the title of Countess of Brandon, in the county of Kilkenny. The title became extinct on her death on March 11, 1789.