Lot 554
  • 554

A set of four George I silver sauce boats, Charles Kandler, London, 1727

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • silver
  • 22.3cm., 8 3/4 in. wide
oval stepped moulded base, the handle and rim engraved with shells and profile busts of male and female among diaperwork, the body with a coat-of-arms and a crest

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 11 May 1950, lot 150

Condition

clear hallmarks, good weight and size, overall good condition apart from surface scratches.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

The arms are those of Eyre.

These sauceboats are very similar in design to two other surviving pairs, both of which are similarly engraved with ‘Hogarthian’ profiles, trelliswork and formal shells. One pair, Paul de Lamerie, London, 1729, is illustrated in Christopher Hartop, The Huguenot Legacy, English Silver 1680-1760 from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection, London, 1996, p. 162, no. 25; the other pair, also Charles Kandler, were sold at Sotheby’s, London, on 13 December 1973, lot 256. These two pairs of boats are engraved respectively with arms of the Rev. Benjamin Rudge (1680-1741), rector of Thornhaugh, Northamptonshire, and of Harry, 4th Duke of Bolton (1691-1759).

This style of work is immediately associated with leading figures of the English Establishment, such as Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745), First Lord of the Treasury, and Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773), who in 1728 became English Ambassador to the Hague.  The Eyre family arms on these sauceboats are almost certainly those of the lawyer Sir Robert Eyre (1666-1735), who served as Solicitor-General from 1708 to 1710 and was eventually appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in 1725, a post he held until his death.

Eyre’s portrait was engraved after Jonathan Richardson in 1715 by George Vertue (1684-1756) who was, with William Kent (1685?-1748), William Hogarth (1697-1764) and other celebrated artists, a member of the Rose and Crown Club, for ‘Eminent Artificers of this Nation.’