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TWO RARE CHARLES II SILVER SUCKET FORKS, PROBABLY JOHN SMITH AND JOHN KING, LONDON, 1683 |
估價
1,000 - 2,000 USD
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描述
- marked on bases, maker's mark I S crowned probably for John Smith (Revised Jackson, 1989, p. 132); maker's mark I K cinquefoil and pellets below probably for John King (Revised Jackson 1989, p. 127)
- Lengths 6 1/2 and 7 in.
- 16.5 and 17.8 cm.
both with rat-tail bowls, one pricked with initials EB
來源
S.J. Shrubsole, New York, October 2015;
Vogel Collection no. 835.
Vogel Collection no. 835.
Condition
good condition; John King mark faint
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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 identities of these makers' marks are discussed in David M. Mitchell, Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London, pp. 378 and 398. A similar sucket fork [fork/spoon] probably by Robert King, 1674, is at Colonial Williamsburg, illus. op. cit. fig. 84, p. 145.