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A CHARLES II SILVER CAUDLE CUP AND COVER, MAKER'S MARK RL ROSETTE AND PELLETS BELOW, POSSIBLY FOR RALPH LEVENTHORPE, LONDON, 1669 |
估價
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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描述
- fully marked on base and rim of cover, maker's mark RL rosette and pellets below, possibly for Ralph Leventhorpe (Revised Jackson, 1989, p. 129)
- Height 7 1/4 in.
- 18.4 cm.
baluster form, boldly embossed with a lion and dragon, symbols for England and Wales, between full blown flowers, pricked initials C over WS within scrolls, the domed cover chased with the same animals between flowers, bud finial, caryatid scroll handles
來源
S.J. Shrubsole, New York, July 1977;
Vogel Collection no. 272.
Vogel Collection no. 272.
Condition
A little early solder as reinforcements behind high spots on cover, area of repair near one handle terminal, the interior base with circle of corrosion( ?wine left in?)
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
David M. Mitchell has researched this mark and its probable identity in Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London, p. 456. He lists a number of pieces including a two-handled cup of 1675/6 in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, see Puig et al., English and American Silver in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1989, no. 13.