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A Regency Silver and Cut-Glass Five-Basket Epergne, Benjamin Smith II, London, 1814
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October 17, 02:31 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
the oval stand on four winged paw feet and with an openwork border of shells and anthemion above a grapevine apron, centered by a fruit basket and engraved with presentation inscription, fitted with a cut-glass bowl, the four detachable leaf-capped reeded branches topped by matching cut-glass circular bowls, all on a matching silver-plated mirror plateau, marked on rim of stand and sconces, plateau apparently unmarked
100 oz 5 dwt excluding plateau and glass
3116 g
overall height 12 1/2 in.; length 21 3/4 in.
31.8 cm; 55.2 cm
The inscription reads Presented to Mrs Butler on her Marriage by the Boys of Shrewsbury School as a Token of their Kind Regard March 27th, 1828
The Shrewsbury School was founded in 1552 under Edward VI and remains a prestigious institution today. From 1796 to 1836 Dr. Samuel Butler, later the Bishop of Linchfield, was the Headmaster.
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