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A ROYAL GEORGE III SILVER-GILT FIGURAL CENTERPIECE, PAUL STORR, LONDON, 1808-09 |
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- marked and numbered 1 throughout, stand and basket 1808, base 1809
- height 12 5/8 in.
- 32 cm
formed as three classical maidens linked by wreaths, supporting a slip-lock basket with ivy rim, the detachable two-tier base with masks linked by garlands of fruit, engraved with crest in garter below Royal Ducal coronet
Provenance
probably Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850), to his son
George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904), his sale
Christie's, London, 6-7 June 1904, lot 205 part
George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904), his sale
Christie's, London, 6-7 June 1904, lot 205 part
Condition
one wreath with repairs, basket with several small repairs to ivy and where basket-weave is joined at the band, gilding rubbed at high spots, engraving rubbed, 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.
Catalogue Note
In the 1904 sale of the Duke of Cambridge's plate, the description reads: A pair of Dessert-Stands, with circular pierced baskets and vine borders, supported by draped female figures, on triangular plinths, chased with festoons of fruit and masks - 20 in. high [sic] - (one by Paul Storr, 1809, and one by Philip Rundell, 1820); and A Set of Four Smaller Dessert-Stands, en suite - 10 1/2 in. high.
The four smaller dessert stands were sold Sotheby's, New York, 29 March 2011, "Property of a Palm Beach Private Collector," lot 104. The matching design and engraving strongly indicates that this lot and its pair (sold from the Rockefeller collection Sotheby's, New York, 16 April 2005, lot 242) were either the large stands in the 1904 sale, despite the difference in height, or if not were a pair of intermediate height retained by the family.
A pair of almost identical stands formed part of the first Duke of Wellington's Ambassadorial Service, preserved at the Wellington Museum in Apsley House, London.
The four smaller dessert stands were sold Sotheby's, New York, 29 March 2011, "Property of a Palm Beach Private Collector," lot 104. The matching design and engraving strongly indicates that this lot and its pair (sold from the Rockefeller collection Sotheby's, New York, 16 April 2005, lot 242) were either the large stands in the 1904 sale, despite the difference in height, or if not were a pair of intermediate height retained by the family.
A pair of almost identical stands formed part of the first Duke of Wellington's Ambassadorial Service, preserved at the Wellington Museum in Apsley House, London.