Lot 117
  • 117

A George II Britannia-standard silver tea kettle on lamp-stand, Paul de Lamerie, London, 1729

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • 28.5cm, 12 1/4 in high
of almost spherical form, the shoulder and cover engraved with a border of strapwork incorporating shells, diaperwork and scrolling foliage, double-scroll swing handle, flat-hinged cover with wood finial, matching stand with pierced and engraved gallery on three double-scroll legs with engraved feet, fixed lamp with detachable cover, the tea kettle and lamp-stand cover armorial engraved within a rococo cartouche

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, 6 June 1980, Lot 105

Catalogue Note

The arms are those of Lawson or Maddison impaling Byde.